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Book SynopsisThis is the first work to explicitly target Bourdieu's philosophy of space as a basic organizing force for his social theory. It draws together his work on both social space and physical space, and it applies the logic that binds them together to problems of architecture and urban development.
Trade ReviewThe author indicates convincingly that Bourdieu's conception of space has implications for thinking in geography, architecture and urban sociology—fields in which Bourdieu has not been much deployed as a thinker.... This exposition of Bourdieu compares well with recent books on him which too often confine his work to the field of sociology. This brilliantly highlights the interconnectedness of Bourdieu's fieldwork and philosophy and its applicability to everyday issues. -- Derek Robbins, University of East London
Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most spatial of social theorists and the most useful for a practical understanding of the role of architecture and urban design in social reproduction. Fogle clearly articulates Bourdieu’s socio-spatial dialectic from a philosophical perspective. He applies this work to understand the creative destruction of capitalist urban development and the reproduction of social class under the guise of ‘critical’ architectural practice. The Spatial Logic of Social Struggle represents a major contribution to both the spatial turn in social theory and the social critique of urban spatial practice. -- Kim Dovey, University of Melbourne
Fogle’s The Spatial Logic of Social Struggle brings to the fore an important but to a large extent overlooked domain of study in Bourdieu’s oeuvre: the dynamics between social and spatial structures. It is a piece of brilliant scholarly work, erudite, enlightening, and pedagogically clear. In addition it is indeed a pleasure to read. -- Lennart Rosenlund, Universitetet i Stavanger
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Social Topology Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Structures of Physical Space Chapter 4 Chapter 3. The Dialect of Social Space and Physical Space Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Creative Destruction in Urban Care Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Deconstructionist Architecture and Social Reproduction
