Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International
Pages: 320
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-78660-637-2 • Hardback • June 2018 • $166.00 • (£129.00)
978-1-78661-597-8 • Paperback • February 2020 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
978-1-78660-638-9 • eBook • June 2018 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
Les Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK.
Preface: in search of the north-west passage / Part I – SPACINGS / 1. Spatial anthropology / 2. Of spaces in-between / Part 2 – SOUNDINGS / 3. Castaway / 4. Stalker / Part 3 – GHOSTINGS / 5. Heterotopolis / 6. Songlines / 7. Necrogeography / Part 4 – EARTHINGS / 8. Reclamation / 9. Utopos / Afterword: killing space | giving life to space
If David Harvey once said that space is too important to be left to geographers alone, here we have precisely the confirmation needed.
— Kay Anderson, Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Like Roberts’ recent writing this book pursues ideas through crossing land in a flirtive manner; stories, other worldly sightings and readings; [the chapter] ‘castaway’ being typically wayward. Unusual and in a Sinclairesque manner, he opens up conceptually as he explores often unfamiliar territory, appealing to a wide range of disciplines beyond humanities with a style that works well.
— David Crouch, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Geography, University of Derby
Spatial Anthropology expertly defines a new expression of spatial humanities and helpfully positions it as a field in-between disciplines. Drawing upon insights from anthropology, Roberts’ rejects space as an abstract container; rather, it is lived, practiced, and performed. Here, space is material and dynamic, replete with meanings and memories that shape who we are and how we navigate the world.
— David Bodenhamer, Executive Director of The Polis Center and Professor of History, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis