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Places on the Margin: Alternative Geographies of Modernity
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 20 February 1991
Part One: Introduction, Places on the Margin, 1. Margin and Periphery, 2. Early Approaches: A Review in the Form of Critique 3. Synopsis: Chapter One: Alternative Geographies of Modernity, 1. Social… Expand
Lefebvre, Love and Struggle: Spatial Dialectics
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 1999
Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most significant European thinkers of the twentieth century. Rob… Expand
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Lifestyle shopping : the subject of consumption
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 1992
1. Spaces for the Subject of Consumption, Rob Shields 2. Watching the World Go Round Atrium Culture and the Psychology of Shopping, Harvie Ferguson 3. Neon Cages, Shopping for Subjectivity, Lauren… Expand
The Virtual
- R. Shields
- Engineering
- 23 December 2002
From the Publisher:
Rob Shields unravels the origins and the many contemporary meanings of the virtual as a concept. Shields dissects the history of the virtual world and takes his analysis beyond… Expand
Social Spatialization and the Built Environment: The West Edmonton Mall
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 1 June 1989
The West Edmonton Mall, situated on the northwestern extremities of the Canadian Prairies, and the largest shopping–leisure complex at the time of writing, draws shoppers from all over North America… Expand
Boundary-Thinking in Theories of the Present
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 1 May 2006
Theories of the present have converged on changes in spatialization or the spatial order of societies. This article discusses the focus on borders and boundaries in programmatic statements on… Expand
The `System of Pleasure': Liminality and the Carnivalesque at Brighton
- R. Shields
- Sociology
- 1 February 1990