Embodied Geographies: Spaces, Bodies and Rites of Passage (Critical Geographies)

. Ed(s): Teather, Elizabeth Kenworthy

ISBN 10: 0415184398 / ISBN 13: 9780415184397

Published by Routledge, 1999

About this Item

Embodied Geographies presents how life crises develop our identities and affect how we live our lives. Several types of life moments and stages are presented, which play roles as to how we create who we are. Editor(s): Teather, Elizabeth Kenworthy. Series: Critical Geographies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JMC; JMH; JMR; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544. . 1999. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embodied Geographies: Spaces, Bodies and Rites of Passage (Critical Geographies)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415184398
• ISBN 13: 9780415184397
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Embodied Geographies provides a comprehensive account of different types of life crises which develop our identities and affect how we live our lives. Chapters focus on:
* pregnancy, childbirth, teenagers and parenthood
* migration
* the threat and reality of violence
* illness and disability
* bereavement, the ensuing family responsibilities and death itself.
It includes case studies from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA.

About the Author

Elizabeth Kenworthy Teather