The Anthropology of Space and Place
Subtitle: Locating Culture (Blackwell Readers in Anthropology)
Contributors: Setha M. Low (Editor); Denise Lawrence-Zuaniga (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: January 1, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780631228783
First sentence: Western man has conceptualized space in many ways, ranging from Bogardus' (1933, 1959) social space and Sorokin's (1943) sociocultural space to Lewin's (1948) topologies.
Description: "The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture is an unprecedented collection of key articles presented explicitly for students and researchers in anthropology, environmental psychology, sociology, architecture, geography and urban planning. The volume includes an introduction that synthesizes existing literature, highlights core issues, and maps potential directions for future research."--BOOK JACKET.