Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction

348 Pages·2000·24.886 MB·English

by  Donald Mitchell

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Contents
LiosfFt i gures ix
Acknowledgments xi
AC ritIinctarlo duction xiii
PARTI T:H EP OLITICOSF C ULTURE l
1 CultuWraerC su:l tiuPsro eli tibcyAs n other Name 3
CultWuarres 3
Whaits" C ulture"? 13
CultiunCr uel tGueroaglr aphy 16
EnvironDmeetnetramli nism 17
CarSla uaenrCd u ltTuhreaolr y 20
ThMeo rphoolfLo agnyd scape 26
SuperoragnaIdnt iDsci isscmo ntents 29
WilbZuerl iannsSdku yp erorganicism 29
ThCer itoifSq uupee roragnatdnh iBeci irostfmh
"NeCwu ltGueroaglr aphy" 33
ConcluTshIiero rne:l oefCv ualntcGuyer oaglr aphy 34
2 CultSutruadalin thedes N ewC ultGueorgarla phy 37
ThRee levoafCn uclyt ural Geography 37
CultSutruadli es 42
ThReo ootfCs u ltSutruadli es 42
ThFei eolfCdu ltSutruadli es 55
ThNee wC ultGueroaglr aphy 57
Postmodaenrtdnh Cieus lmt Tuurranl 58
ThSec oopefN ewC ultGueroaglr aphy 60
''CulitSsup raet"i al 63
Conclusion 64
3 FroVma ltuVoea sl auneBd a cAkg aTihnPe:o liticaolf Economy
Culture 66
CultPurroadlu ctions 66

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CONTENTS
"TradiVtailounSeauslr,"pV laulsau netd,h Peo wteoGr e neralize7 0
CultCuhraaoAls C :r itoifNq euwTe h eoorfCi uelst ure 73
CultausMr ier aTgheIe:n finRietgero efCs usl ture 75
AnA lterFrnaamteiwvoTerh kPe:o liEtciocnaoolmf" y C ulture" 78
CultausIr dee ology 78
"CultaunrEdec "o noQmuye:s toifSo oncsRi eaplr oduction 79
Th"eC riItnifrcaaslt ructure" 82
ConcluVsailouGnee:so ,g raapnhAdiu edsi,e nces 85
PARTI IT:H EP OLITICAL LANDSCAPE 89
4 ThWeo rokLf a ndscParpoed:ua cniRdne gp ernetstihneg
CultSucreanle 91
Jolmstown 91
LandsacsWa oprek IOI
VancouCvhneiart'osw n 104
Sacre-Coeur I0 9
RepresenOtrta htWeio oronkfLs a:n dfafs"a Spcee ne" 114
ThLea ndsIcdaepRaee: p resIednetoilnogg y 115
NaturalainzCdao tnitoens tation 117
5 MethaoptrLosi BvyeL :an dscaapsSe yss toeSfmo sc ial
Reproduction 120
MetapthoLo irvBsey 121
GendeLraendds capes 125
LandsacsEa xppee ctAaetsitohnPe:ot wieacrnst,d,h Geo oLdif e 129
ShoppfoirSn igg TnhsCe:u ltGueroaglr oaftp hhMyea ll 129
ThCei taysM alMlo:d eCranp itaanlPdio ssmt moUdrebrann ism1 35
ThCei rcuolfMa etainoinLn agn:d sacsaaS pyes toefSm o cRiaelp rodu1c3t9i on
Landsacnatdph Reee produocfLt aibaoonnrCd a pital 139
LandsacsaaF poer omfR egulation 142
Conclusion 144
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PART CULTURAPLO LITICS 145
6 CutlurPaolli tTihcDesi :a leocSftp ieccst acle 147
ResisLtiamnaic,teOus:p/ p ortunities 148
PopuClualrta usRr ees istance 149
TactaincSdst rategies 151
TiananRmeesni,s atnaPdno cpeu,Cl ualrti unCr hei na 153
CultPuorlailt ics 158
Culturala s" PRoelsiitsitcasn ce" 159
PunaknsCd a rniSvtarlasto:efI g niveesr sion 160
SpectaanRcdel sei stance 163
ConcluCsuilotWnua:rar es a G eogroafSp pheyc taanTcdrl aen sgre1s6s9i on
CONTENTS vii
7 Seaxn Sde xuaTlhiCetu yl:tP uorlaianltd Pi oclsi Gteiocgalr aphy
oLfi beration 171
ThGee ogroafSp ehxy 171
GeograopfSh eixeuasl ity 176
SpaacneSd e xuailnCi atpyi talism 180
Gaayn Lde sbNieaing hboarsSh poaocodefCss u ltural
ExploraanPtdoi loint ics 184
GaNye ighboGrhheotootdrLos is:b erZaotneeds ?
184
LesbTiearnr itoriality
190
SexuPaoll itics
193
ThPeo liotfAi IcDsGS r:i Aenfg,Me erm,o ry
194
ConclSuesxiuoWanol:r lds 197
8 FeminaisnmCd u ltCuhraanlGg eeo:gr apohGfie ensd er 199
PubalniPdcr ivate: GenodfSe praecde Divisions
201
ArchitaenGcdet nudrReeor l es
204
ThSep aEtnitarla opfWm oenmte n
207
BreaOkpienPngu bSlpiacc e
209
RethiSnpkaicneg
213
Spaacnetd h Ceu ltCuornaslt roufFc etmiionnai nnMdia tsyc ulinity
217
Feminainntdih Ftery o ntier
219
MascualniFdne imtiyn Eimnbiotdyi ed
220
Gendaentrdh Vei sLuaanld scape
223
Conclusion 228
9 "AP lafcoEerv eryCounlet"Gu:er oaglr aopRfha icees 230
Racaesa G eograPprhoijceaclt
230
ThVea gaarniVdeu sl gaorfRi atciee s
233
"RacienW" e stIedreno logy
233
ThAer gumAegnati"snR satc e"
240
ThBee Clulr avneRd a ci'Gssem o graphy
241
ThBee Clulr vRea'csRi esats oning
242
ThBee ll CRuarcGviees'otsg raphy
246
Apartahntedhi Gede ogroaftp hhReya cIed ea
250
ConclSupsaiMcoaenk :eR sa ce
255
10G eograopBfhe ilgeoinsng N?a tiNoantiso,n aalniIdsd me,n tity
iann E roaf" Detoerrliriaiztation" 259
NatiaonnNdsa tionTaelrirsaimrt:Iuo dlre yn tity
263
ViolaennWdceh oleGneennsasn:na enHsdes i mat
263
Nation
269
Nationalism
271
FloanwdsN etwoDrektse:r ritoarnIidda elnitziattyi on
273
Networks
273
CultFulroaawnl Sd o cRieaplr oduction
276
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CONTENTS
DeterritIodreinatliitzieeds 279
ConcluGseioomneo:tfP r oiweesr 281
PART IV:C ONCLUSION 285
11C ultRuirgahCltu sl,tJ uursatli ceG,e oCgurlatpuhrya l
287
CultJuursatCliu cletR,ui rgahlt s 288
WhaitCs u ltWuhraeit?Cs u ltGueroaglr aphy 293
Bibliography 295
Index 318
LisotfF igures
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1.5A meriIcnadniM aonv emaecntti svtiasgntudsa d rudr tihneg
occupoaftW ioounn ded SoKnueDeta,hk o(tMaa r1c9h7 3) 31
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ofa f uture aorrogaupnnriidnz ceiodpfe l ffiecsi eunnciyv,e rsal
reasaonntd,h p eo woefrt echnology 38
2.2A sophisbtaiscea-tseudp emrosdterlu cture 45
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3.1D odAguet omoCboimlpeac neyl eb"rRaetbeesli lnti h1oe9n 6"0 s 67
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purcohafis taesu dtiaop es. 81
3.3T radpionsgit nGs a llNuepwM, e xico 83
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NatiPoanrakl IOI
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4.6" ThUen answeArragbulmeeS natt,u"Sr udna(syAe utg 1u0s1,t9 07) 108
4.7T hBea siolfSi accar e-Coeur 110
4.8T ompkHi.Mn ast sThoenL ,a sotft hRea c(e1 847) 114
4.9J ohCno nstTahbCelo ern,fi (e1l8d2 6) 118
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5.3P arMke adoMwaslD le,n ver 131
5.4T hRee Rdoc kFso untaatPi anrM ke adoMwaslD le,n ver 132