Women and Space: Ground Rules and Social Maps

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Women and Space: Ground Rules and Social Maps
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Shirley Ardener
SeriesCross-Cultural Perspectives on Women
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780854967285
ClassificationsDewey:305.42
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 22 April 1993
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Second, Revised Edition The relationship between women and space has now been recognized as an important issue for feminist discussion. Developments in psychology and geography have encouraged the use of 'social maps' to explore the way in which space is perceived. This book presents fascinating ethnographic evidence collected by the authors from actresses, politicians, farmers and housewives in England, Africa, Iran, Peru, Greece and the former Soviet Union. This evidence illustrates how space must be considered both in its physical dimensions and in its social and symbolic aspects, as experienced by women.

Author Biography

Mrs Shirley Ardener Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women,University of Oxford

Reviews

'... fascinating in the variety of accounts of the different settings in and through which women experience the world.' Journal of Environmental Psychology