{"product_id":"place-an-introduction-9780470655627","title":"Place: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThoroughly revised and updated, this text introduces students of human geography and allied disciplines to the fundamental concept of place, combining discussion about everyday uses of the term with the complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thoroughly revised and updated edition of this highly successful short introduction to place\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a new chapter on the use of place in non-geographical arenas, such as in ecological theory, art theory and practice, philosophy, and social theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines discussion about everyday uses of the term 'place' with the more complex theoretical debates that have grown up around it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses familiar stories drawn from the news, popular culture, and everyday life as a way to explain abstract ideas and debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the development of the concept from the 1950s through its subsequent appropriation by cultural geographers, and the linking of place to politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Cresswell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and International Affairs at Northeastern University, Boston. His books include \u003ci\u003eGeographic Thought: A Critical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)and \u003ci\u003eOn the Move: Mobility in the Modern Western World\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). He has also co-edited four collections, including \u003ci\u003eGeographies of Mobilities: Practices, Spaces, Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e (with Peter Merriman, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924015190290,"sku":"9780470655627","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c9156e1-7c5d-46a3-be58-b1c9d57c53db.jpg?v=1738968329","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/place-an-introduction-9780470655627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}