History Space and Place

<p>Spaces, too, have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean when they use the word "spaces"? And how can spaces be historically investigated? </p><p></p><p>Susanne Rau provides a survey of the history of Western concepts of space, opens up interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenon of space in fields ranging from physics and geography to philosophy and sociology, and explains how historical spatial analysis can be methodologically and conceptually conceived and carried out in practice. The case studies presented in the book come from the fields of urban history, the history of trade, and global history including the history of cartography, but its analysis is equally relevant to other fields of inquiry. </p><p></p><p>This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology of historical spatial analysis.</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p><p></p><p>What Is Historical Research into Space? An Introduction</p><p></p><p>1. Historical and Systematic Approach</p><p></p><p>1.1. Prehistory</p><p></p><p>On the History of Western Concepts of Space</p><p></p><p>Space: On the German History of a Concept</p><p></p><p>Alternative Paths: Febvre—Braudel—Lefebvre</p><p></p><p>1.2 Concepts</p><p></p><p>Everyday and Scholarly Concepts of Space: Not a Contradiction</p><p></p><p>Conceptual History</p><p></p><p>Analytical Concepts</p><p></p><p>2. Disciplinary Approaches</p><p></p><p>2.1 Geography</p><p></p><p>2.2 Cultural Anthropology, Postcolonial Studies</p><p></p><p>2.3 Sociology</p><p></p><p>2.4 Spaces and Spatialities as a New Historiographical Topic</p><p></p><p>3. Spatial Analysis</p><p></p><p>3.1 Spatial Constitution and Configurations</p><p></p><p>Macrohistorical Processes</p><p></p><p>Spatial Types, Spatial Formations</p><p></p><p>Guiding Differences for Analysis</p><p></p><p>Global Spaces: Spatial Transformations in the Course of Processes of Globalization</p><p></p><p>The City: A Changing Spatial Configuration</p><p></p><p>Trade: Interactive Relationships That Create Spaces</p><p></p><p>3.2 Spatial Dynamics: Emergence—Transformation—Dissolution</p><p></p><p>3.3 The Subjective Construction of Spaces </p><p></p><p>Perceptions—Memories—Representations</p><p></p><p>Spaces of Imagination and Other Spaces</p><p></p><p>Spatial Stories—Spatial Media—Mental Maps</p><p></p><p>3.4 Spatial Practices—Uses of Space</p><p></p><p>4. Conclusion and Outlook</p><p></p><p>5. Appendix of Sources for the Historical Study of Space</p><p></p><p>Selected Bibliography</p><p></p><p>Glossary</p><p></p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p></p><p>Afterword to the Second Edition</p><p></p><p>Index of Persons and Topics</p>