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Deleuze and Geophilosophy

A Guide and Glossary

Mark Bonta John Protevi

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English
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
10 June 2004
This is the first book to use complexity theory to open up the 'geophilosophy' developed by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari in A Thousand Plateaus, Anti-Oedipus and What is Philosophy?. Written by a philosopher and a geographer in a clear style, with a practical orientation and interdisciplinary focus, the Guide enables readers to grasp the basics of complexity theory (the study of self-organisation and emergence in material systems), while the Glossary eases the difficulty of applying this science to Deleuze and Guattari's often perplexing terminology. Deleuze and Geophilosophy is thoroughly pragmatic: it asks not what the earth means, but how it works. It provides a common conceptual framework within which physical and human geographers can work together alongside other social scientists, cultural studies practitioners, and philosophers in interdisciplinary teams to explore the entangled flows, lines, grids, and spaces of our world. The book will be of interest to all those working in disciplines at the intersections of culture, nature, space, and history: anthropology, art and architecture theory, communication studies, geography, Marxism and historical materialism, philosophy, postcolonial theory, urban studies, and many other disciplines.

Key Features:
*Explores a new aspect of Deleuzian thought - 'geophilosophy' (geography & philosophy)
*The first part of the book explains the basics of complexity theory
*Half of the book is a Glossary which helps readers with Deleuze and Guattari's perplexing terminology
*Emphasis on 'bodies politic' in geophilosophy and complexity theory which has never before been linked in such a way
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Imprint:   UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   346g
ISBN:   9780748618392
ISBN 10:   0748618392
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark Bonta is Assistant Professor of Geography at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi (USA). He is the author of Seven Names for the Bellbird: Conservation Geography in Honduras (Texas A&M, 2003) and co-author of Birding Honduras: A Checklist and Guide (EcoArte, Tegucigalpa, 2003). John Protevi is Associate Professor of French Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Time and Exteriority (Bucknell, 1994); and Political Physics (Athlone, 2001); the editor of The Edinburgh Dictionary of Continental Philosophy (Edinburgh University Press, 2005); and co-author, with Mark Bonta, of Deleuze and Geophilosophy (Edinburgh, 2004). He is currently working on a book on 'political physiology' that will combine cognitive science and post-structuralism.

Reviews for Deleuze and Geophilosophy: A Guide and Glossary

Key categories and concepts are lucidly discussed ! the book ends with an interesting and helpful appendix. A most valuable book of great use to students of Deleuze and Guattari. -- Keith Ansell Pearson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick Timely and indispensable. -- Edward S. Casey, Leading Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook Bonta and Protevi have really done a remarkable job of making Deleuze and Guattari's challenging material more accessible for their broadening readership. The glossary is a much-needed contribution to geography as well as scholarship on Deleuze and will undoubtedly prove useful to neophyte and jedi alike. -- Keith Woodward, University of Arizona Area


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