ABSTRACT
Timespace undermines the old certainties of time and space by arguing that these dimensions do not exist singly, but only as a hybrid process term. The issue of space has perhaps been over-emphasised and it is essential that processes of everyday existence, such as globalisation and environmental issues and also notions such as gender, race and ethnicity, are looked at with a balanced time-space analysis.
The social and cultural consequences of this move are traced through a series of studies which deploy different perspectives - structural, phenomenological and even Buddhist - in order to make things meet up. The contributors provide an overview of the history of time and introduce the concepts of time and space together, across a range of disciplines. The themes discussed are of importance for cultural geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural and media studies, and psychology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I MAKING-LIVING TIMESPACE
chapter 2|24 pages
Moderns as ancients: time, space and the discourse of improvement KEVIN HETHERING TO N
chapter 4|17 pages
From time immemorial: narratives of nationhood and the making of national space N UA L A C . JOHNSON
chapter 6|13 pages
‘Winning territory’: changing place to change pace JENNY S H AW
part |2 pages
Part II LIVING-THINKING TIMESPACE