Name: On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography
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Author: Henri Lefebvre
ISBN: 9781517904685

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On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography

Type

Physical Book

Author

Henri Lefebvre

Illustrated by

Stuart Elden

Adam David Morton

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 3.8 cm

ISBN13

9781517904685

Synopsis "On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography"

A collection of previously untranslated writings by Henri Lefebvre on rural sociology, situating his research in relation to wider Marxist work On the Rural is the first English collection to translate Lefebvre's crucial but lesser-known writings on rural sociology and political economy, presenting a wide-ranging approach to understanding the historical and rural sociology of precapitalist social forms, their endurance today, and conditions of dispossession and uneven development. In On the Rural, Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton present Lefebvre's key works on rural questions, including the first half of his book Du rural à l'urbain and supplementary texts, two of which are largely unknown conference presentations published outside France. On the Rural offers methodological orientations for addressing questions of economy, sociology, and geography by deploying insights from spatial political economy to decipher the rural as a terrain and stake of capitalist transformation. By doing so, it reveals the production of the rural as a key site of capitalist development and as a space of struggle. This volume delivers a careful translation--supplemented with extensive notes and a substantive introduction--to cement Lefebvre's central contribution to the political economy of rural sociology and geography.

Henri Lefebvre

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Henri Lefebvre (Hagetmau, France, 1901 – Navarrenx, 1991) was a French philosopher and sociologist, known for his contributions to humanist Marxism and the critique of everyday life. Throughout his career, he wrote over 60 works covering topics such as urbanization, the production of space, and modernity. Among his most influential books are Critique of Everyday Life (1947), The Right to the City (1968), The Urban Revolution (1970), and The Production of Space (1974). These works have been fundamental in disciplines such as sociology, geography, and urban studies.

Lefebvre introduced key concepts such as the "right to the city" and the idea that space is a social construct, challenging traditional notions of urban planning. His dialectical approach and critique of capitalism have influenced social and academic movements, especially in the context of the May 1968 student revolts in France. His legacy continues in contemporary debates about spatial justice and the role of the citizen in shaping the urban environment.

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