Binding: Paperback
Description: The new mobilities turn has become a powerful perspective in social theory. John Urry's oeuvre has been very influential in the emergence of this new field and has had lasting impacts on many scholars. This collection presents originally commissioned essays from leading scholars in the field who reflect on how Urry's writing influenced the course of their research and theorizing. This volume gathers contributions in relation to John Urry's path - breaking work. The new mobilities turn made a strong imprint in European social theory and is beginning to make an impact in the Americas and Asia as well. It challenges mainstream theoretical and empirical approaches that were grounded in a sedentary and bounded view of states. It propels innovative thinking about social and media ecologies complex systems and social change. It bridges many disciplines and methodologies leading to new approaches to existing problems while also resonating with questions about both history and the future. Mobilities research marks the rise of academic and intellectual cooperation and collaboration beyond societies as nations around the world face the ecological limits of contemporary mobility and energy systems. The contributors represent several national contexts including England Germany Denmark Finland Taiwan Brazil Canada Australia and the US a. This book collects personal essays and gives insight into a vivid network of scientists who have connections of various degrees to the late John Urry as an academic figure an author and a person.
Title: Mobilities And Complexities
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138601437
Pages: 246 Pages, 12 Halftones, Black And White; 12 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/16/2018
Category: Human Geography