Power of Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)

<p>This book illuminates the profound influence of geography on everyday life. Concentrating on the realm of social reproduction – gender family education culture and tradition race ethnicity the contributors provide both an articulation of a theory of territory and reproduction and concrete empirical analyses of the evolution of social practices in particular places. </p><p>At the core of the book’s contribution is the concept of society as a ‘time-space’ fabric upon which are engraved the processes of political economic and socio-cultural life. A second distinctive feature of the book is its substantive focus on the relation between territory and social practice. Thirdly it represents a significant step in the redefinition of the research agenda in human geography. </p>