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In the Space of Theory

Author : Matthew Sparke
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816631902
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book In the Space of Theory written by Matthew Sparke and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is the meaning of the hyphen in “nation-state” changing in the context of globalization and proliferating political struggles? How can we investigate the transformation of the nation-state by marking the normally unmarked hyphen in “geo-graphy”? Debunking deterritorialization both as a discourse and as an antiessentialist abstraction, Matthew Sparke offers answers to these questions by examining the contemporary geographies of the United States and Canada. In the Space of Theory details the territorial implications of the Iraq war, NAFTA, welfare reform, constitutional reform, cross-border regional development, and the legal battles of First Nations. In using antiessentialist arguments to elucidate the complexity of these developments, Sparke seeks to ground and critique postfoundational theory itself. He shows how the postfoundational arguments of Homi Bhabha, Arjun Appadurai, Timothy Mitchell, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Michael Hardt, and Antonio Negri obscure politically important processes of reterritorialization at the same time they deterritorialize diverse theoretical assumptions about the nation-state. Engaged with theory and grounded in close study of cultural, political, and economic change, In the Space of Theory explores the geographies of struggle that at once underlie and undermine the hyphen in contemporary nation-states. Matthew Sparke is associate professor of geography and international studies at the University of Washington.

Space and Social Theory

Author : Andrzej J L Zieleniec
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1848606125
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Space and Social Theory written by Andrzej J L Zieleniec and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of the spatial dimension of the structure, organization and experience of social relations is fundamental for sociological analysis and understanding. Space and Social Theory is an essential primer on the theories of space and inherent spatiality, guiding readers through the contributions of key and influential theorists: Marx, Simmel, Lefebvre, Harvey and Foucault. Giving an essential and accessible overview of social theories of space, this books shows why it matters to understand these theorists spatially. It will be of interest to upper level students and researchers of social theory, urban sociology, urban studies, human geography, and urban politics.

Standing in Space

Author : Mary Overlie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781513613611
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Standing in Space written by Mary Overlie and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Henri Lefebvre's Critical Theory of Space

Author : Francesco Biagi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030523675
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Henri Lefebvre's Critical Theory of Space written by Francesco Biagi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henri Lefebvre's Critical Theory of Space offers a rigorous analysis and revival of Lefebvre’s works and the context in which he produced them. Biagi traces the historical-critical time-frame of Lefebvre's intellectual investigations, bringing to light a theoretical constellation in which historical methods intersect with philosophical and sociological issues: from Marxist political philosophy to the birth of urban sociology; from rural studies to urban and everyday life studies in the context of capitalism. Examining Lefebvre’s extended investigations into the urban sphere as well as highlighting his goal of developing a “general political theory of space” and of innovating Marxist thought, and clarifying the various (more or less accurate) meanings attributed to Lefebvre's concept of the “right to the city” (analysed in the context of the French and international sociological and philosophical-political debate), Henri Lefebvre's Critical Theory of Space ultimately brings the contours of Lefebvre’s innovative perspective—itself developed at the end of the “short twentieth century”—back into view in all its richness and complexity.

Introduction to Operator Space Theory

Author : Gilles Pisier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521811651
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Operator Space Theory written by Gilles Pisier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-25 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the theory of operator spaces, emphasising applications to C*-algebras.

Henri Lefebvre and Education

Author : Sue Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135092281
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Henri Lefebvre and Education written by Sue Middleton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his lifetime Henri Lefebvre (1901-1991) was renowned in France as a philosopher, sociologist and activist. Although he published more than 70 books, few were available in English until The Production of Space was translated in 1991. While this work - often associated with geography - has influenced educational theory’s ‘spatial turn,’ educationalists have yet to consider Lefebvre’s work more broadly. This book engages in an educational reading of the selection of Lefebvre’s work that is available in English translation. After introducing Lefebvre’s life and works, the book experiments with his concepts and methods in a series of five ‘spatial histories’ of educational theories. In addition to The Production of Space, these studies develop themes from Lefebvre’s other translated works: Rhythmanalysis, The Explosion, the three volumes of Critique of Everyday Life and a range of his writings on cities, Marxism, technology and the bureaucratic state. In the course of these inquiries, Lefebvre’s own passionate interest in education is uncovered: his critiques of bureaucratised schooling and universities, the analytic concepts he devised to study educational phenomena, and his educational methods. Throughout the book Middleton demonstrates how Lefebvre’s conceptual and methodological tools can enhance the understanding of the spatiotemporal location of educational philosophy and theory. Bridging disciplinary divides, it will be key reading for researchers and academics studying the philosophy, sociology and history of education, as well as those working in fields beyond education including geography, history, cultural studies and sociology.

Banach Space Theory

Author : Marián Fabian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441975152
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Banach Space Theory written by Marián Fabian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banach spaces provide a framework for linear and nonlinear functional analysis, operator theory, abstract analysis, probability, optimization and other branches of mathematics. This book introduces the reader to linear functional analysis and to related parts of infinite-dimensional Banach space theory. Key Features: - Develops classical theory, including weak topologies, locally convex space, Schauder bases and compact operator theory - Covers Radon-Nikodým property, finite-dimensional spaces and local theory on tensor products - Contains sections on uniform homeomorphisms and non-linear theory, Rosenthal's L1 theorem, fixed points, and more - Includes information about further topics and directions of research and some open problems at the end of each chapter - Provides numerous exercises for practice The text is suitable for graduate courses or for independent study. Prerequisites include basic courses in calculus and linear. Researchers in functional analysis will also benefit for this book as it can serve as a reference book.

Postmodern Geographies

Author : Edward W. Soja
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9780860919360
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Postmodern Geographies written by Edward W. Soja and published by Verso. This book was released on 1989 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of America's foremost geographers, Postmodern Geographies contests the tendency, still dominant in most social science, to reduce human geography to a reflective mirror, or, as Marx called it, an "unnecessary complication." Beginning with a powerful critique of historicism and its constraining effects on the geographical imagination, Edward Soja builds on the work of Foucault, Berger, Giddens, Berman, Jameson and, above all, Henri Lefebvre, to argue for a historical and geographical materialism, a radical rethinking of the dialectics of space, time and social being. Soja charts the respatialization of social theory from the still unfolding encounter between Western Marxism and modern geography, through the current debates on the emergence of a postfordist regime of "flexible accumulation." The postmodern geography of Los Angeles, exposed in a provocative pair of essays, serves as a model in his account of the contemporary struggle for control over the social production of space.

Topics in Banach Space Theory

Author : Fernando Albiac
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319315579
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Topics in Banach Space Theory written by Fernando Albiac and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides the reader with the necessary technical tools and background to reach the frontiers of research without the introduction of too many extraneous concepts. Detailed and accessible proofs are included, as are a variety of exercises and problems. The two new chapters in this second edition are devoted to two topics of much current interest amongst functional analysts: Greedy approximation with respect to bases in Banach spaces and nonlinear geometry of Banach spaces. This new material is intended to present these two directions of research for their intrinsic importance within Banach space theory, and to motivate graduate students interested in learning more about them. This textbook assumes only a basic knowledge of functional analysis, giving the reader a self-contained overview of the ideas and techniques in the development of modern Banach space theory. Special emphasis is placed on the study of the classical Lebesgue spaces Lp (and their sequence space analogues) and spaces of continuous functions. The authors also stress the use of bases and basic sequences techniques as a tool for understanding the isomorphic structure of Banach spaces. From the reviews of the First Edition: "The authors of the book...succeeded admirably in creating a very helpful text, which contains essential topics with optimal proofs, while being reader friendly... It is also written in a lively manner, and its involved mathematical proofs are elucidated and illustrated by motivations, explanations and occasional historical comments... I strongly recommend to every graduate student who wants to get acquainted with this exciting part of functional analysis the instructive and pleasant reading of this book..."—Gilles Godefroy, Mathematical Reviews

An Introduction to Banach Space Theory

Author : Robert E. Megginson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461206030
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Banach Space Theory written by Robert E. Megginson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparing students for further study of both the classical works and current research, this is an accessible text for students who have had a course in real and complex analysis and understand the basic properties of L p spaces. It is sprinkled liberally with examples, historical notes, citations, and original sources, and over 450 exercises provide practice in the use of the results developed in the text through supplementary examples and counterexamples.

Evolution from Space

Author : Fred Hoyle
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780671492632
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Evolution from Space written by Fred Hoyle and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1984-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Evolution from Space is Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe's theory of cosmic creationism in this daring and fascinating sequel to Lifecloud and Diseases from Space. Evolution from Space presents the revolutionary theory that mathematics can establish the probable existence of God and suggests that life began in space under the direction of a great intelligence.

Space, the City and Social Theory

Author : Fran Tonkiss
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9780745628264
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Space, the City and Social Theory written by Fran Tonkiss and published by Polity. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space, the City and Social Theory offers a clear and critical account of key approaches to cities and urban space within social theory and analysis. It explores the relation of the social and the spatial in the context of critical urban themes: community and anonymity; social difference and spatial divisions; politics and public space; gentrification and urban renewal; gender and sexuality; subjectivity and space; experience and everyday practice in the city. The text adopts an international and interdisciplinary approach, drawing on a range of debates on cities and urban life. It brings together classic perspectives in urban sociology and social theory with the analysis of contemporary urban problems and issues. Rather than viewing the urban simply as a backdrop for more general social processes, the discussion looks at how social and spatial relations shape different versions of the city: as a place of social interaction and of solitude; as a site of difference and segregation; as a space of politics and power; as a landscape of economic and cultural distinction; as a realm of everyday experience and freedom. Similarly, it examines how core social categories - such as class, culture, gender, sexuality and community - are shaped and reproduced in urban contexts. Linking debates in urban studies to wider concerns within social theory and analysis, this accessible text will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students in urban sociology, social and cultural geography, urban and cultural studies.

Non-Representational Theory

Author :
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134162723
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Non-Representational Theory written by and published by Routledge. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space

Author : H. Scott Hestevold
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498579973
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space written by H. Scott Hestevold and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist theory of space by appealing to the view that the universe is directioned in the sense that there exist directional relations—a class of spatial relations that Leibniz overlooked. Extending the directionalist/relationalist theory of space to the problem of when it is that discrete objects compose a whole, Hestevold revisits his answer to the Special Composition Question. He also uses the directionalist/relationalist theory to formulate reductivist theories of boundaries and holes—theories that may allow one to resist the view that boundaries and holes are ontologically parasitic entities. Finally, he explores directionalism/relationalism vis-à-vis spacetime. After noting findings of modern physics that favor substantivalist spacetime and then developing metaphysical concerns that favor instead directionalist/relationalist spacetime, Hestevold notes the ontological benefit of endorsing spatiotemporal directional relations even if spacetime substantivalism is the winning theory.

Henri Lefebvre on Space

Author : Lukasz Stanek
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816666164
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Henri Lefebvre on Space written by Lukasz Stanek and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how Lefebvre's theory of space developed out of direct engagement with architecture, urbanism, and urban sociology.

Scale-Space Theory in Computer Vision

Author : Tony Lindeberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792394181
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (941 download)

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Download or read book Scale-Space Theory in Computer Vision written by Tony Lindeberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1993-12-31 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of scale pervades both the natural sciences and the vi sual arts. The earliest scientific discussions concentrate on visual per ception (much like today!) and occur in Euclid's (c. 300 B. C. ) Optics and Lucretius' (c. 100-55 B. C. ) On the Nature of the Universe. A very clear account in the spirit of modern "scale-space theory" is presented by Boscovitz (in 1758), with wide ranging applications to mathemat ics, physics and geography. Early applications occur in the cartographic problem of "generalization", the central idea being that a map in order to be useful has to be a "generalized" (coarse grained) representation of the actual terrain (Miller and Voskuil 1964). Broadening the scope asks for progressive summarizing. Very much the same problem occurs in the (realistic) artistic rendering of scenes. Artistic generalization has been analyzed in surprising detail by John Ruskin (in his Modern Painters), who even describes some of the more intricate generic "scale-space sin gularities" in detail: Where the ancients considered only the merging of blobs under blurring, Ruskin discusses the case where a blob splits off another one when the resolution is decreased, a case that has given rise to confusion even in the modern literature.

Space in Theory

Author : Russell West-Pavlov
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9042029137
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Space in Theory written by Russell West-Pavlov and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space in Theory: Kristeva, Foucault, Deleuze seeks to give a detailed but succinct overview of the role of spatial reflection in three of the most influential French critical thinkers of recent decades. It proposes a step-by-step analysis of the changing place of space in their theories, focussing on the common problematic all three critics address, but highlighting the significant differences between them. It aims to rectify an unaccountable absence of detailed analysis to the significance of space in their work up until now. Space in Theory argues that Kristeva, Foucault and Deleuze address the question: How are meaning and knowledge produced in contemporary society? What makes it possible to speak and think in ways we take for granted? The answer which all three thinkers provide is: space. This space takes various forms: psychic, subjective space in Kristeva, power-knowledge-space in Foucault, and the spaces of life as multiple flows of becoming in Deleuze. This book alternates between analyses of these thinkers’ theoretical texts, and brief digressions into literary texts by Barrico, de Beauvoir, Beckett, Bodrožić or Bonnefoy, via Borges, Forster, Gide, Gilbert, Glissant, Hall, to Kafka, Ondaatje, Perec, Proust, Sartre, Warner and Woolf. These detours through literature aim to render more concrete and accessible the highly complex conceptulization of contemporary spatial theory. This volume is aimed at students, postgraduates and researchers interested in the areas of French poststructuralist theory, spatial reflection, or more generally contemporary cultural theory and cultural studies.