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Society, Action and Space: An alternative human geography 2nd Edition
Author(s): Benno Werlen (Author), Anthony Giddens (Foreword)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 26 Nov. 1992
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 266 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415069661
- ISBN-13: 9780415069663
Book Description
The first English translation of a book which questions the relevance of space for the social world and in so doing offers exciting new directions for both geography and sociology.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘… constructed from in-depth and scholarly discussions of eminent sources: Popper, Schutz, Pareto, Weber …’ – Environment and Planning
‘… argues persuasively that the central object of social geography is action and not space.’ – Environment and Planning
‘The author, evidently, has a huge axe to grind.’ – Times Higher Educational Supplement
About the Author
Benno Werlen lectures in Geography at the University of Zurich.
