French Economic Geography: Introduction to the Special Issue

From: Economic Geography | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Desbiens, Caroline; Benko, Georges | Copyright information

The idea for this special issue stemmed from a desire by the journal to extend the range of its contributors and include perspectives outside the "Anglo-Saxon" world, understood in its broad sense to include countries in which English is spoken and whose educational systems are similar to those of the United States or the United Kingdom. English-speaking geographers are undoubtedly familiar with the work of French thinkers in the social sciences or philosophy. The works of Lefebvre, Lacan, Fo...

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