Postmodern Geography: Reaffirming Space in Critical Social Theory

Author: (USA) Su Jia
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: In critical social theory, people often focus on the study of human history, indulging in historical imagination; as a direct consequence, there is neglect of geography and space. This book questions this tendency. The author rigorously criticizes "historical determinism" and its limiting effect on geographical imagination. Based on discussions of the research findings of thinkers such as Foucault, Berger, Giddens, Bellman, Jameson, and especially Henri Lefebvre, the author advocates for a historical materialism of geography, which fundamentally rethinks the dialectical relationship between space, time, and social existence.