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Klappentext 'Murdoch has written a book that is a welcome contribution to an ongoing debate about the nature of geography' - Area (Royal Geographical Society) Post-structuralist Geography is a highly accessible introduction to post-structuralist theory that critically assesses how post-structuralism can be used to study space and place. The text comprises: - a thorough appraisal of the work of key post-structuralist thinkers, including Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, and Bruno Latour - case studies to elucidate, illustrate, and apply the theory - boxed summaries of complex arguments which - with the engaging writing style - provide a clear overview of post-structuralist approaches to the study of space and place. Comprehensive and comprehensible - communicating a new and exciting agenda for human geography - Post-structuralist Geography is the students' essential guide to the theoretical literature. Zusammenfassung An introduction to post-structuralist theory that critically assesses how post-structuralism can be used to study space and place. Comprehensive and comprehensible - communicating an agenda for human geography - this book is a students' guide to the theoretical literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Post-structuralism and Relational Space PART ONE: THEORIES Spaces of Discipline and Government Spaces of Heterogeneous Association Space in a Network Topology PART TWO: CASES Dis/Ordering Space I The Case of Nature Dis/Ordering Space II The Case of Planning Dis/Ordering Space III The Case of Food Post-structuralist Ecologies
