Geographies of Exclusion: Society and Difference in the West
- ISBN-10
- 1134813376
- ISBN-13
- 9781134813377
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-09-26
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- David Sibley
Description
Images of exclusion characterised western cultures over long historical periods. In the developed society of racism, sexism and the marginalisation of minority groups, exclusion has become the dominant factor in the creation of social and spatial boundaries. Geographies of Exclusion seeks to identify the forms of social and spatial exclusion, and subsequently examine the fate of knowledge of space and society which has been produced by members of excluded groups. Evaluating writing on urban society by women and black writers the author asks why such work is neglected by the academic establishment, suggesting that both practices which result in the exclusion of minorities and those which result in the exclusion of knowledge have important implications for theory and method in human geography. Drawing on a wide range of ideas from social anthropology, feminist theory, sociology, human geography and psychoanalysis, the book presents a fresh approach to geographical theory, highlighting the tendency of powerful groups to purify' space and to view minorities as defiled and polluting, and exploring the nature of difference' and the production of knowledge.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 1995
- 228 pages
- Paperback
- Psychology Press
Similar books
-
Geographies of Digital Exclusion: Data Power and Inequality
By Mark Graham, Martin DittusWho shapes our digital landscapes, and why are so many people excluded from them?
-
Disability, Spaces and Places of Policy Exclusion
By Alan Roulstone, Karen Soldatic, Hannah MorganMcGee, H, Garavna,R, de Barra, M, Byrne,J and Conroy, R 2002, The SAVI report: sexual abuse and violence in Ireland, Liffey Press, Dublin. Mitchell, D2001,aThe annihilation ... Tyner, J A 2012,Space, place and violence: violence andthe ...
-
Geographies of Privilege
By France Winddance Twine, Bradley GardenerGeographies of Privilege is the perfect teaching tool for courses on social problems, race, class and gender in Geography, Sociology and Anthropology.
-
Geographies of Liberation: The Making of an Afro-Arab Political Imaginary
By Alex LubinGeographies of Liberation: The Making of an Afro-Arab Political Imaginary
-
Geographies of the New Economy: Critical Reflections
By Jonathan Beaverstock, Andrew Leyshon, Michael J. BradshawWhat is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature of work, social inclusion and exclusion?
-
Southscapes: Geographies of Race, Region, & Literature
By Thadious M. DavisDavis, Angela Y., Women, Race, and Class, 33 Davis, Arthur, Negro Caravan, 148 Davis, Frank Marshall, 137, 143-44 Davis, John P., 144 Dawdy, Shannon Lee, 281 Dead Man Walking (film), 292 Dear, Michael J., 14, 379 (n. 28), 407 (n.
-
Places on the Margin: Alternative Geographies of Modernity
By Rob ShieldsAmerican Scenery (London: Virtue) Wilson, A. l8l8. 'The Foresters: A Poem descriptive of a pedestrian journey to the Falls of Niagara, in the Autumn of l804' in PortFoHo New Series l-3 (June l909-March l9l0), reprinted in Grosart, ...
-
Digital Geographies
By Rob Kitchin, James Ash, Agnieszka LeszczynskiIt is divided into six inter-related sections introduction to digital geographies digital spaces digital methods digital cultures digital economies digital politics With illustrious instructors and researchers contributing to every chapter, ...
-
Social Geographies: Space and Society
By Gill ValentineRather than reproducing this conventional social geography format the aim of this proposed text is to make space the focus of analysis.
-
Geographies of Media and Communication
By Paul C. AdamsGeographies of Media and Communication From the invention of the telegraph to the emergence of the Internet, communications technologies have transformed the ways that people and places relate to each other.