Category Archives: Edward Soja

Cities for People, Not for Profit

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Very interesting collection forthcoming in October – Cities for People, Not for Profit: Critical Urban Theory and the Right to the City, edited by Neil Brenner, Peter Marcuse and Margit Mayet – book details here. While on this topic, Kurt Iveson … Continue reading →

Posted in David Harvey, Edward Soja, Henri Lefebvre, Neil Brenner | 1 Comment

Writing rhythm and summer reading

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

I have been getting into a good writing rhythm since I got back from Amsterdam, with a dedicated two hour slot each day when I write with no distractions, followed by the rest of the day on editorial work, other … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Soja, Fredric Jameson, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Giorgio Agamben, Karl Marx, Politics, Territory | 5 Comments

Millner on Soja

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

I mentioned Ed Soja’s new book Seeking Spatial Justice a few posts back. There’s a review by Naomi Millner here.

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Other ambitious geography books

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Of those made in ‘comments’, I think that several of them don’t fit what I was calling for. Ratzel is far too old, and Glacken (1967) and Tuan (1977) a bit older than I … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Soja, Publishing | 1 Comment

The Production of Jerusalem

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

The Guardian has an interesting report about the new light railway being built in Jerusalem here. The last time I was there in 2009 there was a lot of work going on in Jaffa Street. The focus of the story is … Continue reading →

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Alexander von Humboldt lecture

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

I’ve been asked to give one of the Alexander von Humboldt lectures at the Radboud University of Nijmegen in September 2010. I’m really pleased to accept this. The theme is on Making European Space(s). They’ve had some really interesting people … Continue reading →

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