Latin American Geographies

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-55481-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 246 mm x 174 mm, Gewicht: 574 g

Latin American Geographies introduces student readers to cutting-edge scholarship on a range of topics from Indigenous geographies to sustainable development and dependency theory. The book is written primarily by a Latin American-based authorship and blends complex theory with in-depth case studies in an accessible way for students with little prior knowledge.

Each chapter contains a general overview of the topic and includes summary boxes, review questions and annotated further readings. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1, “Core Themes,” gives the reader the necessary historical, conceptual and theoretical tools to make sense of and engage in contemporary geographical debates in Latin American geographies. It is divided into four areas, covering major sub-themes (historical and colonial geographies, political geographies, economic and urban geographies, and development and environmental geographies). Section 2, “Key Perspectives,” outlines key identities and positionalities that have had a profound impact on Latin American geographies, exemplifying their significance through a range of case studies. Section 3, “Uneven Processes,” provides an in-depth analysis into core geographical trends across three main themes: ecologies, urbanisation and resistance.

The book is unique in providing an introduction to Latin American geography that showcases the ideas of some of the region’s leading geographical thinkers. Aimed at undergraduate students, chapters will also be of relevance to advanced researchers looking for introductions to specific areas. The book is designed for use in the classroom as well as for independent learning.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Halvorsen, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introducing Latin American Geographies. Sam Halvorsen 

Part I: Core themes

Section 1 Historical and Colonial Geographies     

Chapter 2: Decolonization and decoloniality. Federico Ferretti    

Chapter 3: Borders and Territory. Perla Zusman

Section 2 Political Geographies  

Chapter 4: Democracy. Sam Halvorsen and Fernanda Torres       

Chapter 5: Geopolitics. Matthew C. Benwell and Andrés Núñez  

Section 3 Economic and Urban Geographies        

Chapter 6: Economies. Laura Sariego-Kluge         

Chapter 7: Urbanization. Juan Miguel Kanai        

Section 4 Development and Environmental Geographies 

Chapter 8: (Post)Neoliberalism. Jean Grugel and Pía Riggirozzi    

Chapter 9: International Migration and displacement. Marcia Vera Espinoza and Vania Reyes Muñoz

Chapter 10: Sustainable Development. Jessica Hope

Part II: Key Perspectives             

Chapter 11: Dependency and Capitalism in Latin America. Chris Hesketh             

Chapter 12: Decolonizing Territory. Rogerio Haesbaert and Sam Halvorsen         

Chapter 13: Relational Indigenous Spatialities. Astrid Ulloa

Chapter 14: Feminist Geographies. Sofia Zaragocin

Chapter 15: Afro-descendant Geographies. Ana Laura Zavala Guillen and Nadia Mosquera Muriel       

Part III: Uneven processes         

Section 1 Ecologies        

Chapter 16: Political ecology of cities and urbanization. Marcelo Lopes de Souza

Chapter 17: Socioecological Crises and Transitions. Maristella Svampa (trans. Sofia Negri)

Chapter 18: Health, Environment, and Disease. Eric D. Carter      

Section 2 Urbanization  

Chapter 19: Urban peripheries. Matthew A. Richmond   

Chapter 20: Informality and Public Space. Veronica Crossa          

Section 3 Resistances    

Chapter 21: Social Movements. Renato Emerson dos Santos       

Chapter 22: Agrarian Inequalities and Conflicts. Bernardo Mançano Fernandes         

Chapter 23: The politicization of life. Mariana Arzeno and Mónica Farías

Über Autor(innen)

Sam Halvorsen is a Reader in the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London. His research examines the role of territory in grassroots politics and, more broadly, political participation and democracy in Latin America cities. He has published widely in journals such as Progress in Human Geography, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographies and the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. He is founder and chair of the Latin American Geographies Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society. He is currently editorial board member of Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers and Punto Sur and sits on the international editorial boards of Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, Journal of Latin American Geography and Third World Quarterly.