Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge Tapa dura - 1993

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1993. N6 - A first US edition hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, scattered rubbing and light scratches, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.25"x6.25", 205 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Geography is a subject that throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations that form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts, and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, men's interests have structured what counts as legitimate geographical knowledge. This book offers a sustained examination of the masculinism of contemporary geographical discourses. Drawing on the work of feminist theories about the intersection of power, knowledge and subjectivity, Rose discusses different aspects of the discipline's masculinism in a series of essays that bring influential approaches in recent geography together with feminist accounts… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.