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The Production of Space

The Production of Space

Book by Henri Lefebvre
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Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of... Google Books
Originally published: 1974
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The result is a compelling toolbox for analyzing the spaces around us. Most summaries of Lefebvre emphasize perceived (visual) space, conceived (abstract) space ...
Not so many years ago, the word 'space' had a strictly geometrical meaning: the idea it evoked was simply that of an empty area. In scholarly use it was ...
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The Production of Space is his major philosophical work and its translation has been long awaited by scholars in many different fields. The book is a search for ...
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The social production of space is a concept in the sociology of space which contends that space is neither a thing nor a container, but a product and means ...
This object, the production of space, is important to Lefebvre as it directly addresses a fundamental, yet neglected ques- tion within social theory : "What is ...
Not so many years ago, the word 'space' had a strictly geometrical meaning: the idea it evoked was simply that of an empty area. In scholarly use it was.
Lefebvre argues that capitalist societies produce abstract space, which is characterised by the dominance of mental space over the natural and social ones. In ...
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His notion of three forms of space: of spatial practice where space is produced and reproduced as specific locations and sets of relationships that ensure both ...
Feb 17, 2019 · He argues that space is a social product (based on value and the social production of meanings) which affects social practices and perceptions.