Time-Space Compression - Historical Geographies

Zusatztext "Warf has taken an impossibly deep and broad topic and written an excellent historical outline of the evolution of time-space compression from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. The book is very well written, with a writing style that makes complex topics and ideas, such as tructuration theory, accessible and easy to understand. hus, this book is appropriate for a ange of readers from undergraduates to full academics." —The Canadian Geographer, Daniel H. Olsen, Brandon University Informationen zum Autor Barney Warf is Professor of Geography at Florida State University. His research and teaching interests lie within the broad domain of human geography, particularly economic and political issues, ranging from contemporary political economy and social theory to traditional quantitative, empirical approaches. He has authored, co-authored or co-edited six books, 25 book chapters, and 80 journal articles, and won teaching and research awards. Zusammenfassung This volume explores the multiple ways in which people experience time-space compression in varying historical and geographical circumstances. Including economic, cultural, social, political and psychological dimensions of time-space compression. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Folding Time and Space 2. Theorizing Time-Space Compression 3. Early Modern Time-Space Compression 4. Late Modern Time-Space Compression 5. Postmodern Time-Space Compression 6. Concluding Thoughts

Product details

• Authors: Barney Warf, Barney (Florida State University Warf, Barney (Florida State University) Warf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780415418034
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41803-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, HISTORY / General, Human Geography