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21. The Production of Space by Henri Lefebvre | |
Paperback: 464
Pages
(1992-04-15)
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an open book
Space is produced by, and produces, society "Social space" partly consists of a certain configuration of actual space in actual time.Space also encompasses and includes physical objects that participate in discourse (as Foucault would say). Thus, space is also a container of relationships. It is also the receptacle of history, "the outcome of past actions."Lefebvre uses the example of a mountain.It does not have to have been produced or even physically altered by human hands to be considered a social space. Lefebvre's mountain participates in many relationships. The mountain space participates in a dialectic with humans, other spaces (social, representational, and represented), and history (it is produced in history and plays a role in history). It is at once a locus, a node on a network, a path, and place of potentials (i.e. of possible material exchange). "Its `reality' [is] at once formal and material."In short, the mountain cannot be reduced to a simple object, writes Lefebvre. Space is powerful. Space, according to him, is anything but the "passive locus of social relations."It has an "active-operational or instrumental role," it is "knowledge and action."It instructs. It is also nothing less than a new mode of production.It contributes to "the establishment...of a system" and those in power (the bourgeois, most recently) frequently have made use of it.Space produces society, writes Lefebvre. He writes, "a decisive part is played by space in this continuity [of the reproduction of society]." At the same time space produces society, space is produced. What Lefebvre sets out to do is identify "the actual production of space," to bring the different kinds of space and the modes of their production into a theory. Space is not "produced in the sense that a kilogram of sugar or a yard of cloth is produced."Nor is it produced like an aspect of superstructure. Social space is produced by (and produces) power to serve its goals. Lefebvre laments that, in the work of philosophers, there has been an "abyss" between mental ("ideal") space and real space, between the internal "sphere", the realm of mental categories, and the external, physical, social. Lefebvre rejects the res cogitans/res existensa duality of Descartes, and separating mental space from real space strongly reinforces this. Lefebvre's belief that real minds in real bodies inhabit real space-at the same time spaces participate in the mental realm-is the most basic reason The Production of Spaceis useful for environmental historians. His ideas hint at new opportunities to bridge the culture/matter gap. Lefebvre also believes that physical environments have histories and humans are a part of them. "In short, every social space has a history, one invariably grounded in nature, in natural conditions that are at once primordial and unique in the sense that they are always and everywhere endowed with specific characteristics (site, climate, etc.)."He even sounds like an environmental historian at times. "The departure point for this history of space is not to be found in geographical descriptions of natural space, but rather in the study of natural rhythms, and of the modification of those rhythms and their inscription in space by means of human actions, especially work-related actions. It begins, then, with the spatio-temporal rhythms of nature as transformed by a social practice." Criticisms: Lefebvre frequently returns to a critique of the space produced by capitalism, a powerful (abstract) space that spans the globe and has left few pockets free from it. The space produced by something like capitalism is extremely powerful because one can not choose but be obedient to it; to live in it is "lived obedience."That is, to follow its dictates, move about in it in an orderly fashion, to be directed in some paths, prohibited from others, is to follow its instruction. This space is totally concerned with reproducing (bourgeois-serving) social relationships at the cost of "[creative] works, ...natural reproduction, over nature itself, and over natural time." His point is well taken, but I think these frequently tangential moments detract from his exposition of a new analytical tool. I get tired of hearing that the point of this analysis is to uncover the social relationships latent in spaces for the ostensible purpose of inspiring revolution.I'd rather he left such an analysis to a historian employing Lefebvre's idea rather than having Lefebvre try to make his exposition of a theoretical tool double as a manifesto. (I am also really weary of his defending himself against hardcore Marxists-his concentration is greatly lessened for the effort. I understand that he is fighting personal battles with his old friends at these moments.)
Engaging and intellectually nourishing Overall, it's damned good stuff.I read this book and the idea for my Masters thesis came exploding out of me like one of those creatures from "Alien."
Cryptic Conceptualization of Space |
22. Creating Sacred Space With Feng Shui: Learn the Art of Space Clearing and Bring New Energy into Your Life by Karen Kingston | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(1997-01-06)
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The best book I've read in a long time
I love this book!
Peaceful living with Feng Shui
creating sacred space with feng shui
Positive Review |
23. Space: From Earth to the Edge of the Universe by Carole Stott | |
Hardcover: 360
Pages
(2010-10-04)
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The Final Frontier |
24. Space Mission Analysis and Design, 3rd edition (Space Technology Library) | |
Paperback: 969
Pages
(1999-10)
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A superb text and frequent reference.
Excellent material
careless packing the item
SMAD Provides an Overview of Satellite Design
space mission analysis and design |
25. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book 3) by C.S. Lewis | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2003-05-06)
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Editorial Review Product Description The final book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, That Hideous Strength concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom. The dark forces that were repulsed in Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra are massed for an assault on the planet Earth itself. Word is on the wind that the mighty wizard Merlin has come back to the land of the living after many centuries, holding the key to ultimate power for that force which can find him and bend him to its will. A sinister technocratic organization is gaining power throughout Europe with a plan to "recondition" society, and it is up to Ransom and his friends to squelch this threat by applying age-old wisdom to a new universe dominated by science. The two groups struggle to a climactic resolution that brings the Space Trilogy to a magnificent, crashing close. Customer Reviews (102)
What a shame...
Good, but great?
Takes effort, but so worth it.
A fantastic classic
The abolition of man |
26. The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(2010-09-28)
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The Kindle version is more expensive?
Asimov's Intertwined Novel
Gripping and well thought-out sceince fiction
Threads
Action-packed far future detective thriller by one of the best writers of SF ever |
27. Me and My Place in Space (Dragonfly Books) by Joan Sweeney | |
Paperback: 32
Pages
(1999-07-20)
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Great for the preschool set
Great way to learn!
Great introduction to the planets!
A great book for helping them understand where they live
Okay, but inaccurate. |
28. Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, 2nd Edition by Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik | |
Hardcover: 1689
Pages
(2001-06-13)
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Editorial Review Product Description Interior designers, architects, and other design professionals can still turn to the field's beloved "Silver Bible" for a wealth of information related to the design and planning of residential and commercial interiors. But now, Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, Second Edition goes even further to truly make the classic interior design reference the standard in its field. From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, you'll find a vast array of time-saving data and details. Editors Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, and Martin Zelnik have brought together contributions from well-known architectural and interior design firms to give you details derived from actual designs and working drawings, showing various solutions for typical design problems encountered in interior architecture. You get a wide range of typical layouts and residential spaces, offices, conference rooms, and reception areas, in addition to details of bars, restaurants, and public toilets. This exciting new edition includes new international examples and metrification – and provides you with full coverage of healthcare spaces, educational spaces; home offices; videoconferencing spaces; green design; project forms and schedules.Two outstanding sections cover historic styles and woodworking. Customer Reviews (24)
Very helpful book
excellent condition, very good price
An encyclopedia for interior designers
Great price and perfect condition
Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning |
29. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds | |
Paperback: 592
Pages
(2002-05-28)
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Editorial Review Product Description Sylveste is the only man ever to return alive and sane from a Shroud, anenclave in space protected by awesome gravity-warping defenses: "a folding a billion times less severe should have required more energy than was stored in the entire rest-mass of the galaxy." Now an intuition he doesn't understand makes him explore the dead world Resurgam, whose birdlike natives long ago tripped some booby trap that made their own sun erupt in a deadly flare. Meanwhile, the vast, decaying lightship Nostalgia for Infinity is coming for Sylveste, whose dead father (in AI simulation) could perhaps help the Captain, frozen near absolute zero yet still suffering monstrous transformation by nanotech plague. Most of Infinity's tiny crew have hidden agendas--Khouri the reluctant contract assassin believes she must kill Sylveste to save humanity--and there are two bodiless stowaways, one no longer human and one never human. Shocking truths emerge from bluff, betrayal, and ingenious lies. The trail leads to a neutron star where an orbiting alien construct has defenses to challenge the Infinity's planet-wrecking superweapons. At the heart of this artifact, the final revelations detonate--most satisfyingly. Dense with information and incident, this longish novel has no surplus fat and seems almost too short. A sparkling SF debut. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk Customer Reviews (172)
just didn't care about the characters
Terrific. Until the ending...
Hard sci-fi with cred
Hard Sci-fi From a Bonafide Scientist
I hate |
30. Dead Space by Antony Johnston, Ben Templesmith | |
Hardcover: 168
Pages
(2008-12-03)
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Look elsewhere first...
Nice book, but still a copy.
Not what I expected, but still a good read.
Dead Space Graphic Novel
Great comic for the game |
31. Sacred Space by Denise Linn | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(1995-12-26)
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Great Resource & Guide
A Delightful Read
Good Read
Love this book!
Sacred space |
32. Space Planning Basics by Mark Karlen | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(2009-05-04)
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excellent book
Lacking
Hands-on exercises and advice are perfect for intermediate-level students in construction management and interior design
Great Book
A thorough basic overview |
33. Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics + Website (Space Technology) by Jerry Sellers, William Astore, Robert Giffen, Wiley Larson | |
Hardcover: 792
Pages
(2007-05-25)
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Really great book
A Must Have Space Explanation Book
A must-have for new professionals and students in the field
Arcjet graphics missing.
Very well written book on the subject |
34. The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich | |
Paperback: 144
Pages
(1986-12-02)
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Editorial Review Product Description "Whenit's fifty below, the mercury bottoms out and jiggles there as iflaughing at those of us still above ground. Once I caught myself ontiptoes, peering down into the thermometer as if there were anextension inside inscribed with higher and higher declarations ofphysical misery: ninety below to the power of ten and soon." After experiencing the isolated life of a sheep herder,she writes, "Keenly observed the world is transformed. Thelandscape is engorged with detail, every movement on it chillinglysharp. The air between people is charged. Days unfold, bathed in theirown music. Nights become hallucinatory; dreams,prescient." Ehrlich's gift is one of subtle precision. Shewrites beauty into the plainest of thoughts and meaning into thesimplest of ideas: "True solace is finding none, which is to say,it is everywhere." --Kathryn True Customer Reviews (27)
Love of Wyoming
Not Fast and Crowded
Enjoyable and Accurate Read
Open spaces have always attracted me.
Worth reading |
35. The Office Space Kit by Sarah O' Brien | |
Paperback: 32
Pages
(2006-10-31)
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One kit had broken mug
So much fun for so little money
Don't waste your time.
Typo on Mat
Not What I Was Looking For |
36. Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience by Yi-Fu Tuan, Editors,Karen E. Till, Steven Hoelscher, Yi-Fu Tuan | |
Paperback: 496
Pages
(2001-02-08)
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Editorial Review Product Description On the 25th anniversary of its publication, a new edition of this foundational work on human geography. In the twenty years since its original publication, Space and Place has not only established the discipline of human geography, but it has proven influential in such diverse fields as theatre, literature, anthropology, psychology, and theology. Eminent geographer Yi-Fu Tuan considers the ways in which people feel and think about space, how they form attachments to home, neighborhood, and nation, and how feelings about space and place are affected by the sense of time. He suggests that place is security and space is freedom: we are attached to the one and long for the other. Whether he is considering sacred versus "biased" space, mythical space and place, time in experiential space, or cultural attachments to space, Tuan's analysis is thoughtful and insightful throughout. Until retiring in 1998, Yi-Fu Tuan was a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is ranked among the country's most distinguished cultural geographers and has earned numerous honors, among them a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Bracken Award for landscape architecture, and an award for meritorious contribution to geography from the Association of American Geographers.He was recently named the Lauréat d'Honneur 2000 of the International Geographers Union.He is the author of many essays and books, including Escapism (1998) and Cosmos and Hearth (Minnesota, 1999). Customer Reviews (4)
Great book, great service
'to increase the burden of awareness'
The phenomenology of space and place
The Importance of Meaning in Architecture |
37. The New Space Opera 2 by Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan | |
Mass Market Paperback: 640
Pages
(2010-04-01)
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VERY ENTERTAINING ANTHOLOGY
A decent anthology with some real big duds
Not bad, but not better than #1
Great collection of fantastic short stories
Great Read! |
38. Hubble: Imaging Space and Time by David Devorkin, Robert Smith | |
Hardcover: 224
Pages
(2008-09-30)
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Amazing Book
great find!
Hubble Telescope Results
Hubble. This amateur astronomer sees what fantastic images are
Beautiful imagery |
39. Dead Space: Salvage by Antony Johnston, Christopher Shy | |
Paperback: 104
Pages
(2010-12-07)
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40. Inner Paths to Outer Space: Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technologies by Rick Strassman MD, Slawek Wojtowicz, Luis Eduardo Luna, Ede Frecska | |
Paperback: 376
Pages
(2008-03-27)
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Next best book on DMT..
Transcending our Understanding of Consciousness
Definitely something new here
THANK YOU
Comfort to sufferers of alien abduction experiences? |
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