Geographies and Moralities: International Perspectives on Development, Justice and Place

© 2004 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Geographies and Moralities: International Perspectives on Development, Justice and Place

Editor(s): Roger Lee, David M. Smith

Published Online: 14 JAN 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405116367

Online ISBN: 9780470753057

DOI: 10.1002/9780470753057

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This topical book addresses contemporary concern with the interconnections between geography and morality.


  • Covers both the geographical context of morality, and moralities in geographical methods and practices.
  • Contains up-to-date case studies based on original research.
  • Deals with controversial issues, such as problems of globalization, European integration, human rights in Nigeria, territorial conflict in Israel, and land reform in post-apartheid South Africa.
  • The editors are well-published leading international authorities.
  • The contributors are drawn from Australia, Eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa, the UK and the US.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xxvii)

    1. Chapter 1

      Introduction: Geographies of Morality and Moralities of Geography (pages 1–12)

      Roger Lee and David M. Smith

  3. Part I: Moral Geographies of Uneven Development

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      Moral Geographies of Uneven Development (pages 13–16)

    2. Chapter 2

      Globalization, Production and the (Im)Morality of Uneven Development (pages 17–31)

      Peter Dicken

    3. Chapter 3

      Regional Inequality, Convergence and Enlargement in the European Union (pages 32–46)

      Nigel Spence

    4. Chapter 4

      Moral Problems of Eastern Wilderness: European Core and Periphery (pages 47–61)

      Bolesław Domański

    5. Chapter 5

      Where the Grass is Greener in Poland: Regional and Intra-Urban Inequalities (pages 62–78)

      Grzegorz Wêcławowicz

  4. Part II: Moral Geographies of Distribution: Justice, Welfare and Rights

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      Moral Geographies of Distribution: Justice, Welfare and Rights (pages 79–82)

    2. Chapter 6

      Social Exclusion, Health and Health Care: The Case of the National Health Service in England (pages 83–99)

      Sarah E. Curtis

    3. Chapter 7

      The Problem with Welfare (pages 100–119)

      Susan J. Smith and Donna Easterlow

    4. Chapter 8

      Struggles over Human Rights in Nigeria: Questions of Scale in Moral Geography (pages 120–134)

      Rex Honey

    5. Chapter 9

      Valuing Land and Distributing Territory (pages 135–148)

      Avery Kolers

    6. Chapter 10

      When Two Rights Collide: Some Lessons from Jerusalem (pages 149–164)

      Shlomo Hasson

    7. Chapter 11

      Land Reform Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Elusive Quest for Social Justice? (pages 165–180)

      Brij Maharaj

  5. Part III: Moral Geographies in Place

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      Moral Geographies in Place (pages 181–182)

    2. Chapter 12

      Waiting in Line, or the Moral and Material Geographies of Queue-Jumping (pages 183–198)

      Stuart Corbridge

    3. Chapter 13

      Moral Geographies of Sexual Citizenship (pages 199–210)

      Gill Valentine

    4. Chapter 14

      ‘But Tight Jeans are Better!’: Moral Improvisation and Ethical Judgement in Local Planning Decision-Making (pages 211–228)

      Jean Hillier

  6. Part IV: Geography and Ethics: Method and Practice

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      Geography and Ethics: Method and Practice (pages 229–230)

    2. Chapter 15

      The Quality of Ethics: Moral Causation, Method and Metatheory in the Interdisciplinary Science of Geography (pages 231–244)

      William S. Lynn

    3. Chapter 16

      On the Pavement: Reflections on Fieldwork with Urban Poor Black Women Street Traders in Durban, South Africa (pages 245–262)

      Priscilla Cunnan

  7. Part V: Moral Context and Professional Practice in Geography

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      Moral Context and Professional Practice in Geography (pages 263–264)

    2. Chapter 17

      Disciplinary Change and Career Paths (pages 265–283)

      Ron Johnston

    3. Chapter 18

      From Location Theory to Moral Philosophy: Views from the Fringe (pages 284–298)

      David M. Smith

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      Index (pages 299–312)

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