| Spaces of Culture: City, Nation, World Contributor(s): Featherstone, Mike (Editor), Lash, Scott M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761961216 ISBN-13: 9780761961215 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 1999 Annotation: What is culture? How are we to understand the relation between social structure and culture in a world that is becoming increasingly global and which new technologies are making increasingly vital? Spaces of Culture is a critical interrogation of the key coordinates of this global and virtual world: the nation state; modernity and reflexivity; post-Fordism and the spatial logic of the informational city. This discussion extends into a complementary analysis of the public sphere, that questions the reductive representation of technology as a forma of instrumentality, demonstrating how new technologies can offer new spaces of culture. The analysis of public space is essential to an understanding of issues like global citizenship and multicultural human rights. Spaces of Culture will be required reading for students and scholars in sociology, social theory and cultural studies. It will be an essential reference in any critical discussion of the relations between globalization and technology; and culture, politics and the public sphere. Click for more in this series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 98061590 |
| Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.36" W x 9.44" L (1.27 lbs) 304 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Index |
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| Publisher Description: In Spaces of Culture an international group of scholars examines the implications of questions such as: What is culture? What is the relationship between social structure and culture in a globalized and networked world? Do critical perspectives still apply, or does the speed and complexity of cultural production demand new forms of analysis? They explore the key themes in social theory: the nation state; the city; modernity and reflexivity; post-Fordism and the spatial logic of the informational city. The contributors go on to analyze the public sphere, questioning the reductive representation of technology as a form of instrumentality, and demonstrating how new technologies can offer new spaces of culture. This analys |
Contributor Bio(s): Lash, Scott M.: - Professor Scott Lash is the Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College, as well as a a project leader in the Goldsmiths Media Research Programme. He is a leading name within sociology and cultural studies, has written numerous books and articles over the last twenty years, and is currently the managing editor for the journal Theory, Culture and Society. |
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