In this latest edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place, editors Phil Hubbard and Rob Kitchin provide us with a fully revised and updated text that highlights the work of over 65 key thinkers on space and place. Unique in its concept, the book is a comprehensive guide to the life and work of some of the key thinkers particularly influential in the current 'spatial turn' in the social sciences.

Providing a synoptic overview of different ideas about the role of space and place in contemporary social, cultural, political and economic life, each portrait comprises:

• Biographical information and theoretical context.


• An explication of their contribution to spatial thinking.


• An overview of key advances and controversie.


• Guidance on further reading.

With 14 additional chapters including entries on Saskia Sassen, Tim Ingold, Cindi Katz and John Urry, the book covers ideas ranging from humanism, Marxism, feminism and post-structuralism to queer-theory, post-colonialism, globalization and deconstruction, presenting a thorough look at diverse ways in which space and place has been theorized.
An essential text for geographers, this now classic reference text is for all those interested in theories of space and place, whether in geography, sociology, cultural studies, urban studies, planning, anthropology, or women's studies.

Preface to the Second Edition - Phil Hubbard and Rob Kitchin
Introduction: Why Key Thinkers? - Phil Hubbard and Rob Kitchin
Benedict Anderson - Euan Hague
Mark Augé - Peter Merriman
Trevor Barnes - Suzanne Reimer
Jean Baudrillard - David B Clarke and Marcus A Doel
Zygmunt Bauman - David B Clarke and Marcus A Doel
Ulrich Beck - Lewis Holloway
Brian Berry - Gordon L Clark
Homi K Bhabha - Constantina Papoulias
Pierre Bourdieu - Gary Bridge
Judith Butler - Minelle Mahtani
Anne Buttimer - Tom Mels
Manuel Castells - Phil Hubbard
Michel de Certeau - Mike Crang
Stuart E Corbridge - Simon Batterbury
Denis Cosgrove - Keith Lilley
Mike Davis - Donald McNeill
Michael Dear - Donald McNeill and Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Gilles Deleuze - Marcus A Doel and David B Clarke
Peter Dicken - Jonathan A Beaverstock
Arturo Escobar - Simon Batterbury and Jude L Fernando
Michel Foucault - Chris Philo
J K Gibson-Graham - Wendy Larner
Anthony Giddens - Barney Warf
Reginald Golledge - Rob Kitchin
Derek Gregory - Barney Warf
Torsten Hagerstrand - Robin Flowerdew
Peter Haggett - Robin Flowerdew
Stuart Hall - Don Mitchell
Donna Haraway - Lewis Holloway
J Brian Harley - Keith Lilley
David Harvey - Noel Castree
bell hooks - Katherine McKittrick
Tim Ingold - Hayden Lorimer
Peter Jackson - Don Mitchell
Cindi Katz - Tracey Skelton
Bruno Latour - Eric Laurier
Henri Lefebvre - Rob Shields
David Ley - Paul Rodaway
Kevin Lynch - John R Gold
Doreen Massey - Felicity Callard
Linda McDowell - Sarah Hall
Anssi Paasi - Rhys Jones
Allan Pred - Alan Latham
Gillian Rose - Minelle Mahtani
Edward W Said - Karen M Morin
Saskia Sassen - James Faulconbridge
Andrew Sayer - Andy C Pratt
Amartya Sen - Simon Batterbury and Jude L Fernando
David Sibley - Minelle Mahtani
Neil Smith - Noel Castree
Edward J Soja - Alan Latham
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak - Robina Mohammad and James D Sidaway
Michael Storper - Suzanne Reimer
Peter Taylor - Jim Glassman
Nigel Thrift - Barney Warf
Gerard Toal - Euan Hague
Waldo Tobler - Robin Flowerdew
Yi-Fu Tuan - Paul Rodaway
John Urry - Peter Adey
Paul Virilio - David B Clarke and Marcus A Doel
Immanuel Wallerstein - Jim Glassman
Michael J Watts - Thomas Perreault
Benno Werlen - Roland Lippuner
Raymond Williams - Don Mitchell and Carrie Breitbach
Alan Wilson - Graham Clarke
Iris Marion Young - Felicity Callard
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