{"product_id":"social-geography-a-critical-introduction-paperback-1","title":"Social Geography: A Critical Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent J. del Casino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the debates that inform current social geographic research and theory and interrogating the historical development of social geography, \u003ci\u003eSocial Geography: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts into context the assumptions of various strains of social geographic thought as they have developed historically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssists students in addressing key social geographic questions and methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a showcase for cutting edge work in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs written in an accessible and lively style, setting out a wide breadth of social geographic research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of inequalities is the cornerstone of social geographic research. \u003ci\u003eSocial Geography\u003c\/i\u003e explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial geographies of difference are introduced with an emphasis on critical human geographic inquiry. These stem from feminist, Marxist, postcolonial, and poststructuralist concerns, with a key focus on how differences become fixed, naturalized parts of everyday experience. The book cuts across various approaches to see how new subjectivities emerge over time. A global perspective is maintained throughout, drawing on experiences, theories, and ideas from the global north and global south.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding on the debates that inform current social geographic research and theory and interrogating the historical development of social geography, this introductory text provides an analytic framework for theorizing difference in its myriad forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent J. Del Casino Jr\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Geography, California State University, Long Beach. He is Book Review Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eSocial and Cultural Geography\u003c\/i\u003e and has published numerous articles and co-edited the book \u003ci\u003eMapping Tourism\u003c\/i\u003e (with Stephen Hanna) (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53048752701747,"sku":"9781405155007","price":100.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9wnJlfNXtY9781405155007_985421c1-0a25-4971-a1c7-0083229ac271.webp?v=1770958795","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/social-geography-a-critical-introduction-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}