Tuan was such a revolutionary and humanist theorist--and his theory rarely feels 'theoretical' to me, but rather wise observations about the world and our very human interactions with it. Thanks for your reflections!

Right? what a phenomenal thinker and writer, and so influential to me. I got to see his Last Lecture at UW, which now, looking back, was a huge moment for me as a young grad student.

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This book compares two formerly integrated rural and urban communities to analyze the social construction and renegotiation of home in the face of economic crisis.