Deconstructing Regions: Notes on the Scales of Spatial Life

Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 239 - 256
Published: Feb 1, 1991
Abstract
The author examines the fundamental categories of geographical thought: region, locality, and place, the keywords in geographical discourse during the 1980s. The relation of these categories to the sociocultural context and the everyday practices of individuals is discussed, and a reinterpretati on of the concept of region as a sociocultural and historical category is put forward. The region is comprehended as a historically contingent process...
Paper Details
Title
Deconstructing Regions: Notes on the Scales of Spatial Life
Published Date
Feb 1, 1991
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
239 - 256
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