Kogl, Alexandra, 1971-

Strange places : the political potentials and perils of everyday spaces / Alexandra Kogl. - xi, 157 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and index.

Why place, why now? -- The political problem of place -- Place in capitalist narratives and practices -- Rhizomes and the politics of fixity and flow -- From Arendt's table to Pynchon's used car lot: relation and separation in the place of the polity -- Making meaning, making place: place, values, and critique of everyday spaces -- Changing places -- The potentials of place.

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Human geography
Human territoriality
Geographical perception
Spatial behavior.
Globalization--Social aspects

GF95 / .K64 2008

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