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Peter Meusburger · Derek Gregory Laura Suarsana Editors Klaus Tschira Symposia Knowledge and Space 7 Geographies of Knowledge and Power 123 Knowledge and Space Klaus Tschira Symposia Volume 7 Series editor Peter Meusburger , Department of Geography, Heidelberg University , Germany Knowledge and Space This book series entitled “Knowledge and Space” is dedicated to topics dealing with the production, dissemination, spatial distribution, and application of knowledge. Recent work on the spatial dimension of knowledge, education, and science; learn- ing organizations; and creative milieus has underlined the importance of spatial disparities and local contexts in the creation, legitimation, diffusion, and application of new knowledge. These studies have shown that spatial disparities in knowledge and creativity are not short-term transitional events but rather a fundamental struc- tural element of society and the economy. The volumes in the series on Knowledge and Space cover a broad range of topics relevant to all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences focusing on knowl- edge, intellectual capital, and human capital: clashes of knowledge; milieus of crea- tivity; geographies of science; cultural memories; knowledge and the economy; learning organizations; knowledge and power; ethnic and c ultural dimensions of knowledge; knowledge and action; and the spatial mobility of knowledge. These topics are analyzed and discussed by scholars from a range of disciplines, schools of thought, and academic cultures. Knowledge and Space is the outcome of an agreement concluded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation and Springer in 2006 More information about this series at h ttp://www.springer.com/series/7568 Peter Meusburger (cid:129) Derek Gregory Laura Suarsana Editors Geographies of Knowledge and Power Editors Peter Meusburger Derek Gregory Department of Geography Department of Geography Heidelberg University The University of British Columbia Heidelberg , Germany Vancouver , BC , Canada Laura Suarsana Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Department of Geography University Centre Heidelberg University University of British Columbia Heidelberg , Germany Vancouver , BC , Canada ISSN 1877-9220 Knowledge and Space ISBN 978-94-017-9959-1 ISBN 978-94-017-9960-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9960-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015943675 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Netherlands 2015 T his work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht is part of Springer Science+Business Media ( w ww.springer.com ) Acknowledgments The editors thank the Klaus Tschira Stiftung for funding the symposia and book series on Knowledge and Space. The staff of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung and Studio Villa Bosch always contribute a great deal to the success of the symposia. Together with all the authors in this volume, we are especially grateful to David Antal, James Bell, Patricia Callow, and Ginger A. Diekmann for their tireless dedi- cation to quality as technical editors of the chapters and as translators for some of them. Volker Schniepp at the Department of Geography at Heidelberg University has been an enormous support in getting the fi gures and maps to meet the high stan- dards of publication. We also thank the students of Heidelberg University’s Department of Geography who helped organize the 7th symposium and prepare this publication, especially Amadeus Barth, Julia Brasche, Helen Dorn, Claudia Kämper, Laura Krauß, Melanie Kudermann, Inga Labuhn, Julia Lekander, Martina Ries, and Tina Thiele. v Contents 1 Power, Knowledge, and Space: A Geographical Introduction ............ 1 Derek Gregory , Peter Meusburger , and Laura Suarsana 2 Relations Between Knowledge and Power: An Overview of Research Questions and Concepts ............................. 19 Peter Meusburger 3 Enabling Knowledge ............................................................................... 75 Nico Stehr 4 Gabriel’s Map: Cartography and Corpography in Modern War ........................................................................................ 89 Derek Gregory 5 Telling the Future: Reflections on the Status of Divination in Ancient Near Eastern Politics..................................... 123 Stefan M. Maul 6 Who Gets the Past? The Changing Face of Islamic Authority and Religious Knowledge ...................................................... 135 Dale F. Eickelman 7 “An Heavenly Kingdom Shall Descend”: How Millennialism Spread from New England to the United States of America ............................................................. 147 Robert Jewett 8 The Power of Words and the Tides of History: Reflections on M an and Nature and S ilent Spring ................................ 163 Graeme Wynn 9 “Desk Killers”: Walter Christaller, Central Place Theory, and the Nazis ........................................................................................... 187 Trevor J. Barnes 10 Knowledge and Power in Sovietized Hungarian Geography .............. 203 Róbert Győri and Ferenc Gyuris vii viii Contents 11 The Geopolitics of Knowledge About World Politics: A Case Study in U.S. Hegemony ............................................................ 235 John Agnew 12 “Hot Spots, Dark-Side Dots, Tin Pots”: The Uneven Internationalism of the Global Academic Market ............................... 247 Anssi Paasi 13 Power/Knowledge/Geography: Speculation at the End of History ............................................................................... 263 Richard Peet 14 Media Control in the Twentieth Century ............................................. 277 Jürgen Wilke 15 Tau(gh)t Subjects: Geographies of Residential Schooling, Colonial Power, and the Failures of Resistance Theory ...................... 295 Sarah de Leeuw 16 Communication, Identity, and Power ................................................... 315 Jo Reichertz The Klaus Tschira Stiftung ............................................................................ 333 Index ................................................................................................................. 335 Contributors John Agnew Department of Geography , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA Trevor J. Barnes Department of Geography , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada Dale F. Eickelman Department of Anthropology , Dartmouth College , Hanover , NH , USA Derek Gregory Department of Geography , The University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies University Centre , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada Róbert Győri Department of Social and Economic Geography , Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest , Hungary Ferenc Gyuris Department of Regional Science , Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest , Hungary Robert Jewett Department of Scientifi c Theology , University of Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany Sarah de Leeuw Northern Medical Program , University of Northern British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, UBC , Prince George , BC , Canada Stefan M. Maul Department of Languages and Cultures of the Near East – Assyriology , Heidelberg University , Heidelberg , Germany Peter Meusburger Department of Geography , Heidelberg University , Heidelberg , Germany Anssi Paasi Department of Geography , University of Oulu , Linnanmaa , Finland Richard Peet Graduate School of Geography , Clark University , Worcester , MA , USA ix
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