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The Sociology of Space: Materiality, Social Structures, and Action

By Martina Löw (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-48771-1, 978-1-349-69568-3
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-69568-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2159359 bytes)
Series
Cultural Sociology
Edition
1
Pages
XXVII, 303\324
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
general;Urbanism;Human GeographySociology

Description

In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Löw’s guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures and actions. Based on a critical discussion of classic theories of space, Löw develops a new dynamic theory of space that accounts for the relational context in which space is constituted. This innovative view on the interdependency of material, social, and symbolic dimensions of space also permits a new perspective on architecture and urban development.

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