The Production of Space

Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life. The Production of Space is his major philosophical work and its translation has been long awaited by scholars in many different fields. The book is a search for reconciliation between mental space (the space of the philosophers) and real space (the physical and social spheres in which we all live). In the course of his exploration, Henri Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in the everyday life of home and city. He seeks, in other words, to bridge the gap between the realms of theory and practice, between the mental and the social, and between philosophy and reality. In doing so, he ranges through art, literature, architecture and economics, and further provides a powerful antidote to the sterile and obfuscatory methods and theories characteristic of much recent continental philosophy. This is a work of great vision and incisiveness. It is also characterized by its author's wit and by anecdote, as well as by a deftness of style that Donald Nicholson-Smith's sensitive translation precisely captures. more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-14-2008; an open book; This is a fragmented and speculative work, from which readers (e.g. Soja, Harvey, Elden and Shields) have been able to draw rather contradictory and diverse conclusions. In part, that's because there's a lot in here, but it's not...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-01-2002; Space is produced by, and produces, society; Thinkers have long analyzed things in space, but it is time to analyze space itself and "the social relationships embedded in it" according to Lefebvre. He wants to analyze the form, structure, and function of something he calls "social...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-26-2001; Engaging and intellectually nourishing; The Production of Space is a thick yet engaging introduction to Postmodern spatial theory, providing insights to a variety of philosophical concepts centering on how we perceive, construct, and reproduce both physical and mental spaces....; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-30-2000; Cryptic Conceptualization of Space; Henri Lefebvre's epic book, The Production of Space is a cryptic exploration into the production of various kinds of space. While I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a comprehensive spatial analysis, I warn the reader...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-01-2002; Space is produced by, and produces, society; Thinkers have long analyzed things in space, but it is time to analyze space itself and "the social relationships embedded in it" according to Lefebvre. He wants to analyze the form, structure, and function of something he calls "social...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-14-2008; an open book; This is a fragmented and speculative work, from which readers (e.g. Soja, Harvey, Elden and Shields) have been able to draw rather contradictory and diverse conclusions. In part, that's because there's a lot in here, but it's not...; read full review | report as inappropriate