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The production of space

Henri Lefebvre ; translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith

Blackwell, 1991

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Other Title

La production de l'espace

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Translation of: La production de l'espace

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: [hbk] ISBN 9780631140481

Description

This book is at once an exploration of the chasm between and a reconciliation of mental space (the space of the philosophers and epistemologists) and real space (the physical and social spheres in which we all live). In the course of this reconciliation Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in cities, homes and regions.

Table of Contents

  • Plan of the present work
  • social space
  • spacial architects
  • from absolute space to abstract space
  • contradictory space
  • from the contradictions of space to differential space
  • opening and conclusions.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780631181774

Description

Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life. The Production of Space is his major philosophical work and its translation has been long awaited by scholars in many different fields. The book is a search for a reconciliation between mental space (the space of the philosophers) and real space (the physical and social spheres in which we all live). In the course of his exploration, Henri Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in the everyday life of home and city. He seeks, in other words, to bridge the gap between the realms of theory and practice, between the mental and the social, and between philosophy and reality. In doing so, he ranges through art, literature, architecture and economics, and further provides a powerful antidote to the sterile and obfuscatory methods and theories characteristic of much recent continental philosophy. This is a work of great vision and incisiveness. It is also characterized by its author's wit and by anecdote, as well as by a deftness of style which Donald Nicholson-Smith's sensitive translation precisely captures.

Table of Contents

Translator's Acknowledgements. 1. Plan of the Present Work. 2. Social Space. 3. Spatial Architectonics. 4. From Absolute Space to Abstract Space. 5. Contradictory Space. 6. From the Contradictions of Space to Differential Space. 7. Openings and Conclusions. Afterword by David Harvey. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA12992226
  • ISBN
    • 0631140484
    • 9780631181774
  • LCCN
    90021058
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    454 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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