Gramsci: Space, Nature, Politics

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This unique collection is the first to bring attention to Antonio Gramsci’s work within geographical debates. Presenting a substantially different reading to Gramsci scholarship, the collection forges a new approach within human geography, environmental studies and development theory.Offers the first sustained attempt to foreground Antonio Gramsci’s work within geographical debatesDemonstrates how Gramsci articulates a rich spatial sensibility whilst developing a distinctive approach to geographical questionsPresents a substantially different reading of Gramsci from dominant post-Marxist perspectives, as well as more recent anarchist and post-anarchist critiques Builds on the emergence of Gramsci scholarship in recent years, taking this forward through studies across multiple continents, and asking how his writings might engage with and animate political movements todayForges a new approach within human geography, environmental studies and development theory, building on Gramsci’s innovative philosophy of praxis Content: Chapter none “A Barbed Gift of the Backwoods” (pages 1–5): Michael Ekers, Gillian Hart, Stefan Kipfer and Alex LoftusChapter none How to Live with Stones (pages 6–11): John BergerChapter 1 Gramsci (pages 13–43): Michael Ekers and Alex LoftusChapter 2 Traveling with Gramsci (pages 45–64): Adam David MortonChapter 3 “Gramsci in Action” (pages 65–82): David FeatherstoneChapter 4 City, Country, Hegemony (pages 83–103): Stefan KipferChapter 5 State of Confusion (pages 104–120): Geoff MannChapter 6 The Concept of Nature in Gramsci (pages 121–141): Benedetto FontanaChapter 7 Space, Ecology, and Politics in the Praxis of the Brazilian Landless Movement (pages 142–160): Abdurazack KarriemChapter 8 On the Nature of Gramsci's “Conceptions of the World” (pages 161–177): Joel WainwrightChapter 9 Gramsci, Nature, and the Philosophy of Praxis (pages 178–196): Alex LoftusChapter 10 Difference and Inequality in World Affairs (pages 197–216): Nicola ShortChapter 11 Gramsci and the Erotics of Labor (pages 217–237): Michael EkersChapter 12 Cracking Hegemony (pages 239–257): Jim GlassmanChapter 13 Gramsci at the Margins (pages 258–278): Vinay Gidwani and Dinesh PaudelChapter 14 Accumulation through Dispossession and Accumulation through Growth (pages 279–300): Judith WhiteheadChapter 15 Gramsci, Geography, and the Languages of Populism (pages 301–320): Gillian HartChapter 16 Translating Gramsci in the Current Conjuncture (pages 321–343): Stefan Kipfer and Gillian Hart