Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23749571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Howell (0000-0002-4673-6422, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0202 |
| OpenAlex | W4250533482 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Modernity as a multifaceted concept can be defended from its critics, and its continuing utility asserted. This entry examines it through a tripartite focus on modernity as project , focusing on technical achievements; modernity as discourse , focusing on its cultural specificity and contestable claims; and modernity as experience , focusing on questions of popular consciousness and identity. Emphasis is placed not only on geographical studies carried out under these different headings, but also on the spatial politics produced by the collision of modernity as project, discourse, and experience.
Aesthetics · Consciousness · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Identity (music) · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |