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Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide

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This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular political, economic and social interests, or by halting it altogether. By incorporating the ancient Greek myth of the Titanomachy as a conceptual metaphor to explore the elemental ideas of time and space, the author argues that hegemonic interests have developed spatial hierarchy into a comprehensive system of technocratic monoculture, which interrupts temporal development in order to maintain exclusive power and authority. This spatial stasis is reinforced through the control of historical narratives and geographical settings. While increasingly comprehensive, the author argues that this state of affairs can best be challenged by focusing on the development of "unmappable places" which presently exist within the socio-spatial matrix of the modern world.

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ISBN: 9780367263812
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Author: Michael Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University ,Bowli Kimaid
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: Routledge Approaches to History
Genres: History: theory and methods
Social and cultural history
Human geography