Blackwell Companions to Geography: A Companion to Social Geography

Editor/Author Del Casino, Vincent J., Thomas, Mary E. and Cloke, Paul, et.al.
Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: Wiley

Single-User Purchase Price: $225.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $337.50
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8977-4
Category: Geography
Image Count: 10
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

This volume traces the complexity of social geography in both its historical and present contexts, whilst challenging readers to reflect critically on the tensions that run through social geographic thought.

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Table of Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Contributors
  • 1 Introduction Vincent J. Del Casino Jr.; Mary E. Thomas; Paul Cloke; and Ruth Panelli
  • Part I Ontological Tensions in/of Society and Space
  • Introduction Paul Cloke
  • 2 Difference Sarah de Leeuw; Audrey Kobayashi; and Emilie Cameron
  • 3 Identification Katharine McKinnon
  • 4 Social Natures Katharine Meehan and Jennifer L. Rice
  • 5 Economies Geoff Mann
  • 6 Community Marcia England
  • 7 Belonging Caroline Nagel
  • Part II Thinking and Doing Social Geographies
  • Introduction Vincent J. Del Casino Jr.
  • 8 Knowing/Doing Richard Howitt
  • 9 Framing the Field Joanne Sharp and Lorraine Dowler
  • 10 On the Ground Bettina van Hoven and Louise Meijering
  • 11 Leaving the Field Carolyn Gallaher
  • 12 The Worldly Work of Writing Social Geography Lieba Faier
  • 13 Participatory Praxis and Social Justice mrs c kinpaisby-hill
  • 14 Using Social Geography Sarah Johnsen
  • Part III Matters and Meaning
  • Introduction Mary E. Thomas
  • 15 Molecular Life Gail Davies
  • 16 Psychic Life Hester Parr and Joyce Davidson
  • 17 Sexual Life Gavin Brown; Kath Browne; and Jason Lim
  • 18 Emotional Life Deborah Thien
  • 19 Affective Life Keith Woodward
  • 20 Embodied Life Isabel Dyck
  • 21 Discursive Life Chris Philo
  • 22 Spiritual Life Julian Holloway
  • 23 Virtual Life Mike Crang
  • Part IV Power and Politics
  • Introduction Ruth Panelli
  • 24 Geopolitics Nancy Hiemstra and Alison Mountz
  • 25 The Geographies of Marginalization Dan Trudeau and Chris McMorran
  • 26 Care and Caring David Conradson
  • 27 The Challenges of and from Indigenous Geographies Brad Coombes; Nicole Gombay; Jay T. Johnson; and Wendy S. Shaw
  • 28 Transnational Geographies and Human Rights Amy Ross
  • 29 Resistance(s) and Collective Social Action Paul Chatterton and Nik Heynen