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OverviewThis book is an original contribution to literary geography and commentaries on the work of David Ireland. It plots the relationship between the spaces and places of 1970s Australian capitalism as it evolves through Ireland’s 1971 Miles Franklin prize-winning novel The Unknown Industrial Prisoner. In particular, the book theorises the relationship between space and place in literature through two highly innovative arguments: a focus on the spatial unconscious as a means to assess and track the spatiality of capitalism in the novel form; and the articulation of a regime of space through the perceived, conceived and lived constitution of space. Drawing together concepts from radical geography and structural Marxist literary theory, it explores the dominance of the regime of abstract space in the Australian context. The text also examines the nature and possibilities of place-based strategies of resistance, and concludes by suggesting opportunities for futureresearch and plotting the ways in which The Unknown Industrial Prisoner continues to speak to contemporary Australia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brett HeinoPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Weight: 0.414kg ISBN: 9789811642616ISBN 10: 9811642613 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 31 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Space and place in radical geography Chapter 3: Literary geography, the spatial unconscious and The Unknown Industrial Prisoner Chapter 4: Abstract space (with antipodean characteristics?) Chapter 5: The spatial state Chapter 6: Resistance – the struggle for place Chapter 7: The limits to the Home Beautiful Chapter 8: ConclusionReviewsHeino's project is a compelling one. His efforts to demonstrate the power of literary geography to analyse class and power issues work well in relation to his analysis of The Unidentified Industrial Prisoner. His book is a timely reminder of the power inherent in Australian literature, which still deserves recognition among the 'old world' reading publics. (Dave McLaughlin, Environment, Space, Place, Vol. 14 (2), 2022) “Heino’s project is a compelling one. His efforts to demonstrate the power of literary geography to analyse class and power issues work well in relation to his analysis of The Unidentified Industrial Prisoner. His book is a timely reminder of the power inherent in Australian literature, which still deserves recognition among the ‘old world’ reading publics.” (Dave McLaughlin, Environment, Space, Place, Vol. 14 (2), 2022) Author InformationBrett Heino is a legal scholar and historian at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. His current research revolves around literary geography, focusing in particular upon literature as a means to understanding the spatial history and relationships of Australian capitalism. He is the author of Regulation Theory and Australian Capitalism: Rethinking Social Justice and Labour Law (2017), as well as articles on literary theory, trading hours legislation, occupational health and safety, and trade union mobilisation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |