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Author:   Doreen Massey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415912969

ISBN 10:   0415912962
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   02 August 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part 1 Issues. Part 2 Social relations and spatial organization: the debate; characterizing capital; social structures and capitalist relations of production; the social and the spatial - an impossible dichotomy; an example. Part 3 Uneven development and spatial structures: the approach; spatial structures of capitalist production; spatial structures of production and geographical inequality; the uniqueness of space. Part 4 Some changing spatial structures in the United Kingdom - setting the scene: electronics and instruments industries; clothing and footwear; services. Part 5 The effects on local areas - class and gender relations: the general and the unique; the coalfield areas; a different kind of ""Periphery"" - the case of Cornwall. Part 6 Class, politics and the geography of employment: spatial structures and spatial divisions of labour; uneven development and national politics; changes in the geography of class relation."

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If by classic is meant a widely cited standard work, then such is Doreen Massey's Spatial Divisions of Labor. Her book unquestionably ranks as one of the most significant to have appeared within the geographical literature over the past decade or so. -- Progress inHuman Geography The book is a considerable achievement in a whole variety of ways. Its scope is enormous, the theoretical framework innovatory, and the method exemplary. New concepts are introduced, theory and empirical analysis are carefully interwoven, and there is a valuable combination of breadth and depth in the analysis. Last but not least the book is of considerable relevance to a range of current political debates and the approach should provoke a good deal more empirical research. -- Environment andPlanning A With this provocative and stimulating book Marxist economic geography has come of age. -- Geography . . . a powerful and convincing statement of a particular point of view which will, I am sure, be seen as something of a milestone in times to come. . . . an impressive achievement . . -- International Journal of Urban andRegional Research Massey's radical theoretical discussion is stimulating and valuable, and her review of the evidence is persuasive, and useful in helping us understand some of the links between the regional mosaic of industry and local social and political diversity. . . . the book is a significant and worthwhile endeavor. -- ReviewingSociology . . . a major contribution and should become a standard text. -- Urban Studies

If by classic is meant a widely cited standard work, then such is Doreen Massey's Spatial Divisions of Labor. Her book unquestionably ranks as one of the most significant to have appeared within the geographical literature over the past decade or so. <br>- Progress in Human Geography <br> The book is a considerable achievement in a whole variety of ways. Its scope is enormous, the theoretical framework innovatory, and the method exemplary. New concepts are introduced, theory and empirical analysis are carefully interwoven, and there is a valuable combination of breadth and depth in the analysis. Last but not least the book is of considerable relevance to a range of current political debates and the approach should provoke a good deal more empirical research. <br>- Environment and Planning A <br> With this provocative and stimulating book Marxist economic geography has come of age. <br>- Geography <br>. . . a powerful and convincing statement of a particular point of view which will, I am sure, be seen as something of a milestone in times to come. . . . an impressive achievement . .. <br>- International Journal of Urban and Regional Research <br> Massey's radical theoretical discussion is stimulating and valuable, and her review of the evidence is persuasive, and useful in helping us understand some of the links between the regional mosaic of industry and local social and political diversity. . . . the book is a significant and worthwhile endeavor. <br>- Reviewing Sociology <br>

If by classic is meant a widely cited standard work, then such is Doreen Massey's Spatial Divisions of Labor. Her book unquestionably ranks as one of the most significant to have appeared within the geographical literature over the past decade or so. - Progress in Human Geography The book is a considerable achievement in a whole variety of ways. Its scope is enormous, the theoretical framework innovatory, and the method exemplary. New concepts are introduced, theory and empirical analysis are carefully interwoven, and there is a valuable combination of breadth and depth in the analysis. Last but not least the book is of considerable relevance to a range of current political debates and the approach should provoke a good deal more empirical research. - Environment and Planning A With this provocative and stimulating book Marxist economic geography has come of age. - Geography . . . a powerful and convincing statement of a particular point of view which will, I am sure, be seen as something of a milestone in times to come. . . . an impressive achievement . .. - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Massey's radical theoretical discussion is stimulating and valuable, and her review of the evidence is persuasive, and useful in helping us understand some of the links between the regional mosaic of industry and local social and political diversity. . . . the book is a significant and worthwhile endeavor. - Reviewing Sociology

If by classic is meant a widely cited standard work, then such is Doreen Massey's Spatial Divisions of Labor. Her book unquestionably ranks as one of the most significant to have appeared within the geographical literature over the past decade or so. - Progress in Human Geography The book is a considerable achievement in a whole variety of ways. Its scope is enormous, the theoretical framework innovatory, and the method exemplary. New concepts are introduced, theory and empirical analysis are carefully interwoven, and there is a valuable combination of breadth and depth in the analysis. Last but not least the book is of considerable relevance to a range of current political debates and the approach should provoke a good deal more empirical research. - Environment and Planning A With this provocative and stimulating book Marxist economic geography has come of age. - Geography . . . a powerful and convincing statement of a particular point of view which will, I am sure, be seen as something of a milestone in times to come. . . . an impressive achievement . .. - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Massey's radical theoretical discussion is stimulating and valuable, and her review of the evidence is persuasive, and useful in helping us understand some of the links between the regional mosaic of industry and local social and political diversity. . . . the book is a significant and worthwhile endeavor. - Reviewing Sociology

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Doreen Massey is Professor of Geography at the Open University.

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