0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography

Buy Now

The Geography of Nostalgia - Global and Local Perspectives on Modernity and Loss (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,418
Discovery Miles 14 180
The Geography of Nostalgia - Global and Local Perspectives on Modernity and Loss (Paperback): Alastair Bonnett

The Geography of Nostalgia - Global and Local Perspectives on Modernity and Loss (Paperback)

Alastair Bonnett

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,418 Discovery Miles 14 180 | Repayment Terms: R133 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days

We are familiar with the importance of 'progress' and 'change'. But what about loss? Across the world, from Beijing to Birmingham, people are talking about loss: about the loss that occurs when populations try to make new lives in new lands as well as the loss of traditions, languages and landscapes. The Geography of Nostalgia is the first study of loss as a global and local phenomenon, something that occurs on many different scales and which connects many different people. The Geography of Nostalgia explores nostalgia as a child of modernity but also as a force that exceeds and challenges modernity. The book begins at a global level, addressing the place of nostalgia within both global capitalism and anti-capitalism. In Chapter Two it turns to the contested role of nostalgia in debates about environmentalism and social constructionism. Chapter Three addresses ideas of Asia and India as nostalgic forms. The book then turns to more particular and local landscapes: the last three chapters explore the yearnings of migrants for distant homelands, and the old cities and ancient forests that are threatened by modernity but which modern people see as sites of authenticity and escape. The Geography of Nostalgia is a reader friendly text that will appeal to a variety of markets. In the university sector it is a student friendly, interdisciplinary text that will be welcomed across a broad range of courses, including cultural geography, post-colonial studies, landscape and planning, sociology and history.

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date: February 2017
First published: 2016
Authors: Alastair Bonnett
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-74322-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Promotions
LSN: 1-138-74322-4
Barcode: 9781138743229

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Environmental Transformations - A…
Mark Whitehead Paperback  (3)
R472 Discovery Miles 4 720
The Future Of Geography - How Power And…
Tim Marshall Paperback R380 Discovery Miles 3 800
The Power Of Geography - Ten Maps That…
Tim Marshall Paperback R330 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950
Africa - Diversity and Development
Tony Binns, Alan Dixon, … Paperback R519 Discovery Miles 5 190
International Encyclopedia of Human…
Audrey Kobayashi Hardcover R172,243 Discovery Miles 1 722 430
On the Cusp - From Population Boom to…
Charles S. Pearson Hardcover R1,249 Discovery Miles 12 490
Poland's Post-War Dynamic of Migration
Krystyna Iglicka Paperback R1,064 Discovery Miles 10 640
Regional Development and Planning for…
Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa, … Paperback R930 Discovery Miles 9 300
IMF and World Bank Sponsored Structural…
Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang Paperback R1,287 Discovery Miles 12 870
Culture and Society - Critical Essays in…
Nuala C. Johnson Hardcover R3,771 Discovery Miles 37 710
Concrete Jungles - Urban Pollution and…
Jaffe Hardcover R3,373 Discovery Miles 33 730
Adjusting to a World in Motion - Trends…
Douglas J. Besharov, Mark H. Lopez Hardcover R3,069 Discovery Miles 30 690

See more

Partners