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Mapping Tourism Stephen P. Hanna and Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., Editors 2003 Spring

Looks at tourism maps to offer new insights into the social construction of place

Dear Colleague Common and Uncommon Observations Yi-Fu Tuan 2002 Spring

A long-awaited collection of highlights from a scholar’s renowned letters

Siberian Village Land and Life in the Sakha Republic Bella Bychkova Jordan and Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov 2000 Fall

A fascinating portrait of the history and landscape of this remote settlement.

Textures of Place Exploring Humanist Geographies Paul C. Adams, Steven Hoelscher and Karen E. Till, Editors 2001 Spring

Essays that point to the emergence of a critical humanist geography.

Space and Place The Perspective of Experience Yi-Fu Tuan 2001 Spring

On the 25th anniversary of its publication, a new edition of this foundational work on human geography.

Class and Its Others J. K. Gibson-Graham, Stephen A. Resnick and Richard D. Wolff, Editors 2000 Fall

A surprising and innovative look at class that proposes new approaches to this important topic.

Imagining the Modern City James Donald 1999 Fall

An engaging look at the cultural legacy of the twentieth-century city and how it affects our ideas of community and democracy.

Digital Sensations Space, Identity, and Embodiment in Virtual Reality Ken Hillis 1999 Fall

Considers the cultural and philosophical assumptions underlying virtual reality, and how the technology affects the real world.

Cosmos and Hearth A Cosmopolite’s Viewpoint Yi-Fu Tuan 1999 Spring

In a volume that represents the culmination of his life’s work in considering the relationship between culture and landscape, eminent scholar Yi-Fu Tuan argues that “cosmos” and “hearth” are two scales that anchor what it means to be fully and happily human.

Gender, Identity, and Place Understanding Feminist Geographies Linda McDowell 1999 Spring

A fascinating overview of feminist perspectives on geography.

Policing Space Territoriality and the Los Angeles Police Department Steve Herbert 1996 Fall

Policing Space is a fascinating firsthand account of how the Los Angeles Police Department attempts to control its vast, heterogeneous territory. As such, the book offers a rare, ground-level look at the relationship between the control of space and the exercise of power.

In Place/Out of Place Geography, Ideology, and Transgression Tim Cresswell 1996 Spring

Argues that space and place are key factors in the definition of both deviance and propriety.

Human Geography Society, Space, and Social Science Derek Gregory, Ron Martin and Graham Smith, Editors 1994 Fall

A broad examination of the relationship between human geography and the social sciences-suitable for college classrooms.

Space, Place, and Gender Doreen Massey 1994 Fall

A leading feminist geographer puts forth new ways of thinking about space and place.

Constructions of Race, Place, and Nation Peter Jackson and Jan Penrose, Editors 1994 Spring

A riot in Los Angeles, a skinhead rally in Fulda, burnings in Johannesburg, massacres in Sarajevo: with racism on the rise and nationalism fracturing societies, the juncture of race, place, and nation has become a crucial one. This volume explores this critical intersection, offering a much-needed new perspective on a world in crisis. Contributors: Kay J. Anderson, Alastair Bonnett, Heléne Clark, Claire Dwyer, Jane M. Jacobs, Susan J. Smith, and the editors.