Kimaid Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide

From Mythos to Techne
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-56543-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 220 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Approaches to History

This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular political, economic and social interests, or by halting it altogether. By incorporating the ancient Greek myth of the Titanomachy as a conceptual metaphor to explore the elemental ideas of time and space, the author argues that hegemonic interests have developed spatial hierarchy into a comprehensive system of technocratic monoculture, which interrupts temporal development in order to maintain exclusive power and authority. This spatial stasis is reinforced through the control of historical narratives and geographical settings. While increasingly comprehensive, the author argues that this state of affairs can best be challenged by focusing on the development of "unmappable places" which presently exist within the socio-spatial matrix of the modern world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kimaid, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Modernity and Its Discontents 2. Modern Timespace 3. Technocratic Monoculture 4. Of Spectacles and Monuments. Conclusion: Unmappable Places.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Kimaid is an Associate Professor of History and Geography at Bowling Green State University, Firelands College.