Postmodern Geography
Theory and Praxis
This edited collection brings together some of the most
authoritative voices in contemporary debates in geography: Michael
Dear, Giuseppe Dematteis, Franco Farinelli, Cindy Katz, Don
Mitchell, Gunnar Olsson, Neil Smith and Edward Soja to address the
question of 'praxis' within broader discussions
of the postmodern in geography.
Preface. (Claudio Minca).
1. The Post Modern Turn. (Michael Dear).
Part I: Cities.
2. Exploring the Postmetropolis. (Edward W. Soja).
3. Postmodern Geographical Praxis? Postmodern Impulse and the
War against Homeless People in the "Post-Justice" City. (Don
Mitchell).
4. Hiding the Target: Social Reproduction in the Privatized
Urban Environment. (Cindi Katz).
Part II: Scales.
5. Shifting Cities. (Giuseppe Dematteis).
6. Adventures of a Barong: A Worm's-Eye View of Global
Formation. (Steven Flusty).
7. Rescaling Politics: Geography, Globalism and the New
Urbanism. (Neil Smith).
Part III: Mappings.
8. Millenial Geographics. (Denis Cosgrove and Luciana De Lima
Martins).
9. Postmodern Temptations. (Claudio Minca).
10. Paradoxes of Modern and Postmodern Geography: Heterotopia of
Landscape and Cartographic Logic. (Vincenzo Guarrasi).
11. Mapping the Global, or the Metaquantum Economics of Myth.
(Franco Farinelli) 12. Washed in a Washing Machine(TM). (Gunnar
Olsson).
Afterword. (Edward W. Soja).
Index.
1. The Post Modern Turn. (Michael Dear).
Part I: Cities.
2. Exploring the Postmetropolis. (Edward W. Soja).
3. Postmodern Geographical Praxis? Postmodern Impulse and the
War against Homeless People in the "Post-Justice" City. (Don
Mitchell).
4. Hiding the Target: Social Reproduction in the Privatized
Urban Environment. (Cindi Katz).
Part II: Scales.
5. Shifting Cities. (Giuseppe Dematteis).
6. Adventures of a Barong: A Worm's-Eye View of Global
Formation. (Steven Flusty).
7. Rescaling Politics: Geography, Globalism and the New
Urbanism. (Neil Smith).
Part III: Mappings.
8. Millenial Geographics. (Denis Cosgrove and Luciana De Lima
Martins).
9. Postmodern Temptations. (Claudio Minca).
10. Paradoxes of Modern and Postmodern Geography: Heterotopia of
Landscape and Cartographic Logic. (Vincenzo Guarrasi).
11. Mapping the Global, or the Metaquantum Economics of Myth.
(Franco Farinelli) 12. Washed in a Washing Machine(TM). (Gunnar
Olsson).
Afterword. (Edward W. Soja).
Index.
"A fine collection documenting the twists and turns of the debates
on postmodernism in geography and urban studies. False god or
saviour? You will find both views here. You will also find many
fascinating intellectual moments - and not a little controversy."
Professor Nigel Thrift, University of Bristol
"This impressive anthology brings together the warring factions
of American geographical theory - Marxism versus Postmodernism. Key
figures of the Italian geographical tradition contribute a bold
initiative to move geographical debates into line with current
scientific standards. Their work, rarely available in English, is a
'must read' for those concerned with the representation of global
flows and with cartographic practice." Professor Rob Shields,
Carleton University
"What is perhaps genuinely new about the book is its
introduction of a number of Italian geographers' 'takes' on the
topic, including Giuseppe Dematteis, Franco Farinelli, Vincenzo
Guarrasi and Claudio Minca." Eric Laurier, University of
Glasgow, Progress in Human Geography, Vol.
26
on postmodernism in geography and urban studies. False god or
saviour? You will find both views here. You will also find many
fascinating intellectual moments - and not a little controversy."
Professor Nigel Thrift, University of Bristol
"This impressive anthology brings together the warring factions
of American geographical theory - Marxism versus Postmodernism. Key
figures of the Italian geographical tradition contribute a bold
initiative to move geographical debates into line with current
scientific standards. Their work, rarely available in English, is a
'must read' for those concerned with the representation of global
flows and with cartographic practice." Professor Rob Shields,
Carleton University
"What is perhaps genuinely new about the book is its
introduction of a number of Italian geographers' 'takes' on the
topic, including Giuseppe Dematteis, Franco Farinelli, Vincenzo
Guarrasi and Claudio Minca." Eric Laurier, University of
Glasgow, Progress in Human Geography, Vol.
26
Claudio Minca is Associate Professor in Political and Economic Geography at the University of Venice and teaches an annual course on "Postmodern Cities and Spaces" at Venice International University. He has written widely on geographical representations and the postmodern turn in geography and is the author of Spazi Effimeri (1996) and the editor of Introduzione alla Geografia Postmoderna (2001).
