{"product_id":"society-in-time-and-space-a-geographical-perspective-on-change-paperback-9780521596404","title":"Society in Time and Space; A Geographical Perspective on Change (Paperback) 9780521596404","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSociety in Time and Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Geographical Perspective on Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn important book which explores the conceptual issues raised by the geography of societal change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert A. Dodgshon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521596404, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 August 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages, 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.405 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSociety in Time and Space is an important book which offers a geographical perspective on societal change, and sets out to show how understanding the geography of such change enables us to appreciate better the basic processes involved. Robert Dodgshon argues that, as a first step, we need to clarify the circumstances under which society becomes inertial and finds change difficult. Using a range of historical and contemporary examples, he shows that society's use of space is a powerful source of this inertia. Different sources of geographical inertia are explored, including society's symbolization and organizational structuring of space, together with its capitalization of landscape. Building on this mapping of inertia, Professor Dodgshon shows how society has long steered radical change around such spaces. Society in Time and Space will be of interest not only to geographers but also to historians and social theorists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Human geography and societal change\u003cbr\u003e 2. Establishing a taxonomy of societal change\u003cbr\u003e 3. Varieties of change: world systems and empires\u003cbr\u003e 4. The experience of change: states and regions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sources of inertia and the cultural construction of landscape\u003cbr\u003e 6. Organizational sources of inertia\u003cbr\u003e 7. The built environment as a source of inertia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conceptualizing inertia: the first step towards a geography of social change\u003cbr\u003e 9. The geography of societal change: a concluding synthesis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913109725464,"sku":"9780521596404","price":34.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521596404i_3d3dd356-1477-4131-97a3-266ec053457b.jpg?v=1691370192","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/society-in-time-and-space-a-geographical-perspective-on-change-paperback-9780521596404","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}