Thoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human
geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place,
combining discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex
theoretical debates that have grown up around it.
- A thoroughly revised and updated edition of this highly successful
short introduction to place
- Features a new chapter on the use of place in non-geographical arenas,
such as in ecological theory, art theory and practice, philosophy, and
social theory
- Combines discussion about everyday uses of the term 'place' with the
more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it
- Uses familiar stories drawn from the news, popular culture, and
everyday life as a way to explain abstract ideas and debates
- Traces the development of the concept from the 1950s through its
subsequent appropriation by cultural geographers, and the linking of
place to politics