Reading Economic Geography
by Editor: Trevor J. Barnes; Editor: Jamie Peck (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Editor: Eric Sheppard (University of Minnesota); Editor: Adam Tickell (University of Bristol)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
Availability: This title is currently not available.
Other versions by this Author
-
This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping!*
*Excludes marketplace orders.
List Price: $79.75
Rent Textbook
Select for Price
New Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Used Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eTextbook
We're Sorry
Not Available
Summary
This reader introduces students to examples of the most important research in the field of economic geography. Brings together the most important research contributions to economic geography. Editorial commentary makes the material accessible for students. The editors are highly respected in their field.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Reading Economic Geography | |
| Worlds of Economic Geography | |
| Editor's Introduction: Paradigms Lost | |
| The Difference A Generation Makes | |
| Industry And Space: A Sympathetic Critique Of Radical Research | |
| An Institutionalist Perspective On Regional Economic Development | |
| Refiguring The Economic In Economic Geography | |
| The Economy, Stupid! Industrial Policy Discourse And The Body Economic | |
| Realms of Production | |
| Editor's Introduction: Problematizing Production | |
| Is There A Service Economy? The Changing Capitalist Division Of Labor | |
| Uneven Development: Social Change And Spatial Divisions Of Labour | |
| Flexible Production Systems And Regional Development: The Rise Of The New Industrial Spaces In North America And Western Europe | |
| Global-Local Tensions: Firms And States In The Global Space-Economy | |
| The Politics Of Relocation: Gender, Nationality, And Value In A Mexican Maquiladora | |
| Resource Worlds | |
| Editor's Introduction: Producing Nature | |
| Nature, Economy And The Cultural Politics Of Theory: The 'War Against The Seals' In The Bering Sea, 1870-1911 | |
| Modernity And Hybridity: Nature, Regeneracionismo, And The Production Of The Spanish Waterscape, 1890-1930 | |
| Oil As Money: The Devil's Excrement And The Spectacle Of Black Gold | |
| Converting The Wetlands, Engendering The Environment: The Intersection Of Gender With Agrarian Change In The Gambia | |
| Nourishing Networks: Alternative Geographies Of Food | |
| Social Worlds | |
| Editor's Introduction: Bringing In The Social | |
| Bringing The Qualitative State Into Economic Geography | |
| Territories, Flows And Hierarchies In The Global Economy | |
| Contesting Works Closures In Western Europe's Old Industrial Regions: Defending Place Or Betraying Class? | |
| Class And Gender Relations In The Local Labor Market And The Local State | |
| Thinking Through Work: Gender, Power And Space | |
| Spaces of Circulation | |
| Editor's Introduction: From Distance To Connectivity | |
| The End Of Geography Or The Explosion Of Place? Conceptualizing Space, Place And Information Technology | |
| Best Practice? Geography, Learning And The Institutional Limits To Strong Convergence | |
| Blood, Thicker Than Water: Interpersonal Relations And Taiwanese Investment In Southern China | |
| From Registered Nurse To Registered Nanny: Discursive Geographies Of Filipina Domestic Workers In Vancouver, B.C | |
| Discourse And Practice In Human Geography | |
| Consolidated Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.