1st Edition

Maps of Meaning

By Peter Jackson Copyright 1989
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

This innovative book marks a significant departure from tradition anlayses of the evolution of cultural landscapes and the interpretation of past environments.  Maps of Meaning proposes a new agenda for cultural geography, one set squarely in the context of contemporary social and cultural theory. Notions of place and space are explored through the study of elite and popular cultures,... Read more

1. The Heritage of Cultural geography  2. Problems and Alternatives  3. Culture and Ideology  4. Popular Culture and the Politics of Class  5. Gender and Sexuality  6. Languages of Racism  7. The Politics of Language  8. An Agenda for Cultural Geography

Biography

Peter Jackson is Professor of Human Geography at Sheffield University.