Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: Geography Matters Doreen Massey: 1. A history of nature Mick Gold; 2. The societal conception of space Robert Sack; Part II. Introduction: Analysis: Aspects of the Geography of Society John Allen: 3. 'There's no place like …': cultures of difference John Clarke; 4. The spaced out urban economy Michael Ball; 5. Jurisdictional conflicts, international law and the international state system Sol Picciotto; Part III. Introduction: Synthesis: Interdependence and the Uniqueness of Place John Allen: 6. The re-structuring of a local economy: the case of Lancaster Linda Murgatroyd and John Urry; 7. A woman's place? Linda McDowell and Doreen Massey; 8. The laissez-faire approach to international labor migration: the case of the Arab Middle East Alan Richards and Philip L. Martin; Part IV. Introduction: geography and Society Doreen Massey: 9. The nation-state in western Europe: erosion from 'above' and 'below'? Martin Kolinsky; 10. Environmental futures Francis Sandbach; Index.