Cultural geography

Author: [UK] Mike Crang / Yang Shuhua et al
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is an academic monograph by Mike Crang, a lecturer in geography at Durham University in the UK. It conducts an accurate, interdisciplinary study of cultural geography. The author employs new ways of thinking, examining the complexities and diversity of real-life phenomena through rich examples drawn from around the world, focusing on the changes in contemporary society and the dilemma of "choice or fusion" as reflected in culture. How does culture shape everyday spaces? The "cultural turn" in contemporary geographical research has introduced new perspectives to the study of geography and culture. The birth of cultural geography has opened up an exciting new field of geographical research, leading to new maps of space and place. Cultural geography studies culture from a geographical perspective, emphasizing how culture influences our daily living spaces. Therefore, in cultural geography, culture is regarded as a specific phenomenon situated in real-life contexts. Given the complexity and diversity of cultural definitions, the authors of this book have studied a large number of examples and explore issues such as regional experiences, the relationship between regions and the global, the relationship between culture and the economy, and some unresolved questions in the field. The authors delve into the roles of nations, empires, ethnicities, businesses, companies, shops, commodities, literature, music, and film in culture, studying both consumer culture and producer culture. They also examine how places (regions) influence their residents and explore the concept of defining human "place-ness." Cultural Geography conducts an accurate, interdisciplinary study of this vibrant yet complex frontier discipline. Through the diverse and multifaceted phenomena of real life and rich examples from around the world, the authors focus on the changes in contemporary society and the trend of "choice and fusion" as reflected in culture.