Key Thinkers on Space and Place
- Phil Hubbard - Kings College, London, UK, Loughborough University, UK, University of Kent, UK
- Rob Kitchin - Maynooth University, Ireland, NUI Maynooth, Ireland
In this latest edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place, editors Phil Hubbard and Rob Kitchin provide us with a fully revised and updated text that highlights the work of over 65 key thinkers on space and place. Unique in its concept, the book is a comprehensive guide to the life and work of some of the key thinkers particularly influential in the current 'spatial turn' in the social sciences.
Providing a synoptic overview of different ideas about the role of space and place in contemporary social, cultural, political and economic life, each portrait comprises:
- Biographical information and theoretical context.
- An explication of their contribution to spatial thinking.
- An overview of key advances and controversie.
- Guidance on further reading.
With 14 additional chapters including entries on Saskia Sassen, Tim Ingold, Cindi Katz and John Urry, the book covers ideas ranging from humanism, Marxism, feminism and post-structuralism to queer-theory, post-colonialism, globalization and deconstruction, presenting a thorough look at diverse ways in which space and place has been theorized.
An essential text for geographers, this now classic reference text is for all those interested in theories of space and place, whether in geography, sociology, cultural studies, urban studies, planning, anthropology, or women's studies.
a very helpfull book. We used it to get the needed brackground information when reading the original texts of the key thinkers on space and place.
This book is a very useful supplement for Master students. It provides a background for current theories and debates. It allows students to understand why academic debates exist on certain topics and how it shifted directions over the years.
An important text to get undergraduates going on their independent study
A truly excellent introduction to theorists whose work can be applied in geographical contexts
I found the collection of key persons and their contributions to geographic thought particularly useful as a supplement to conceptual readings in seminars on human and political geography.
Once again, an excellant compilation. Hubbard and Kitchin have managed to effectively gather an impressive aray of authors together to produce a homage to the most influential space and place thinkers. It is not so much the volumne of inclusions, rather the fact that they have drawn together scholarship from such diverse academic fields. A veritable inter-disciplinary text for certain. Given the fields it covers, this book has such a wide appeal it would certainly fit as a key or recommended text in many undergraduate course programmes across the humanities and social sciences. The book also offers a usual starting point for post-graduate students studying on a variety of topics. While the sections on each respective space/place author are quite short, they are, nonetheless, structured clearly, consistently and coherently; characteristics that will invariably appeal to unitiated readers wanting informative tasters on key scholarship. Indeed, the thought put into the structure of the text is one of the books strengths, as are the plethora of references offered by each contributor. These alone would effectively serve readers with some preliminary lines of enquiry for further research.
There may be scholars whose work has been omitted, however, this is not really a fault of the text, however, merely a by-product of the authors considered executive judgements. I would have no hesitation directing students (especially those within sport studies) to Hubbard and Kitchin's work.
Nice text that does not require a detailed background in the area
Recommended for graduate students, especially for the reasearch group on space at the GCSC, University of Giessen
Key Thinkers on Space and Place provides sudents with a text that they can dip into throughout the course. It will undoubtedly improve their understanding of the theoretical contributions of notable Geographers, whilst also offering an insight into the people behind the theories.
Fully revised and updated, this new edition includes 14 additional chapters including entries on Saskia Sassen, Tim Ingold,
Cindi Katz and John Urry.
