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ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS Series Editors: Brett Christophers, Rebecca Lave, Jamie Peck, Marion Werner Fundamental to the Economic Transformations series is the conviction that “geography matters” in the diverse ways that economies work, for whom they work, and to what ends. The so-called imperatives of globalization, the promises of development, the challenges of environmental sustainability, the dull compulsion of competitive life, the urgency of campaigns for economic rights and social justice – in all of these realms geography really matters, just as it does for a host of other contemporary concerns, from financial- ized growth to climate change, from green production to gender rights, from union renewal to structural adjustment. This major new series will publish on these and related issues, creating a space for interdisciplinary contribu- tions from political economists, economic geographers, feminists, political ecologists, economic sociologists, critical development theorists, economic anthropologists, and their fellow travellers. Published The Doreen Massey Reader Edited by Brett Christophers, Rebecca Lave, Jamie Peck and Marion Werner Doreen Massey: Critical Dialogues Edited by Marion Werner, Jamie Peck, Rebecca Lave and Brett Christophers THE DOREEN MASSEY READER Edited by BRETT CHRISTOPHERS REBECCA LAVE JAMIE PECK MARION WERNER Editorial matter, introductions and selection © 2018 Brett Christophers, Rebecca Lave, Jamie Peck, Marion Werner This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. No reproduction without permission. All rights reserved. First published in 2018 by Agenda Publishing Agenda Publishing Limited The Core Science Central Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TF www.agendapub.com ISBN 978-1-911116-82-0 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-911116-83-7 (paperback) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Typeset by JS Typesetting Ltd, Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan Printed and bound in the UK by TJ International CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii Frontispiece ix 1 Out of place: Doreen Massey, radical geographer Jamie Peck, Marion Werner, Rebecca Lave and Brett Christophers 1 Part I – Region Restructuring regions: Doreen Massey on uneven geographical development Brett Christophers, Marion Werner, Rebecca Lave and Jamie Peck 39 2 Towards a critique of industrial location theory (1973) 43 3 Labour must take over land (1973) (with Richard Barras and Andrew Broadbent) 59 4 The analysis of capitalist landownership: an investigation of the case of Great Britain (1977) 65 5 Regionalism: some current issues (1978) 77 6 A woman’s place? (1984) (with Linda McDowell) 97 7 The changing geography of trade unions (1989) (with Joe Painter) 113 Part II – Place Reconceptualizing place: Doreen Massey on relational geographical processes Rebecca Lave, Brett Christophers, Marion Werner and Jamie Peck 131 8 Beyond the coalfields: the work of the miners’ support groups (1985) (with Hilary Wainwright) 135 CONTENTS 9 Power-geometry and a progressive sense of place (1993) 149 10 A place called home? (1992) 159 11 Masculinity, dualisms and high technology (1995) 175 12 The geography of power (2000) 191 13 Globalisation: what does it mean for geography? (2002) 197 Part III – Space Spatializing power: Doreen Massey on space as domination and potential Marion Werner, Rebecca Lave, Brett Christophers and Jamie Peck 205 14 New directions in space (1985) 211 15 Flexible sexism (1991) 221 16 Reflections on gender and geography (1995) 243 17 Politics and space/time (1992) 259 18 Reflections on debates over a decade (1995) 279 19 Philosophy and politics of spatiality: some considerations (1999) 305 20 Concepts of space and power in theory and in political practice (2009) 321 Select bibliography of Doreen Massey 329 Credits 335 Index 337 vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This volume and its companion, Doreen Massey: Critical Dialogues, were spurred by Doreen Massey’s untimely passing in March 2016. As we reflected upon her contributions, we lamented that many of Massey’s works were rel- atively difficult to access, and that some had not received the readership and recognition they deserved. Thus began the process of re-reading her many books, articles, and opinion pieces and making the difficult decisions about which to include in this volume. We would like to thank the many colleagues and former students of Doreen’s who sent us recommendations about pieces to consider. We are grateful for editorial assistance from Caitlyn Sears. The process of creat- ing both volumes benefited immensely from the insights and guidance of John Allen, who serves as the literary executor of Doreen’s estate. We are also thankful for the support of Agenda Publishing, its managing director, Steven Gerrard, and especially, Alison Howson, who has worked closely and enthusiastically with us on the numerous moving parts of the project. We are indebted to Doreen’s sister, Hilary Corton, who graciously granted us permission to reprint the work included here. Finally, we are so very thankful to Doreen herself for inspiring us with her combination of incisive intellectual analysis, trenchant political critique, and effective social action. We are all the richer for her time with us. The royalties from both volumes will be donated to charities designated by the Massey estate. Brett Christophers Rebecca Lave Jamie Peck Marion Werner Doreen Massey’s hand-written annotation of David Harvey’s The Condition of Postmodernity, the focus of her famous essay “Flexible Sexism” (courtesy of Mark Graham).
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