Mapping the Present

by Stuart Elden

In a late interview, Foucault, suggested that Heidegger was for him the "essential philosopher." Taking this claim seriously, Mapping the Present assesses the relationship between these two thinkers, particularly on the issue of space and history. It suggests that space and history need to be rethought, and combined as a spatial history, rather than as a history of space. In other words, space should become not merely an object of analysis, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826458475
• ISBN13: 9780826458476
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"