Space and Power: Politics, War and ArchitectureISBN: 978-0-7456-3455-5
Hardcover
272 pages
June 2005, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his
generation. This book is being published post-humously after his
tragic death in 2003. Written with verve and lucidity, it is a
scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured
by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power. Erudite
and exciting, the book combines new and old theory in an
imaginative, yet pragmatic, way. It is typical of Hirst’s
ability to make inspiriational leaps across theoretical and
disciplinary boundaries, critically combining insights from social
theory, politics, history and geography.
This is an important, forward-looking book that will influence academic debate for many years to come.