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1. Cyberkids

   Youth Identities and Communities in an On-line World

   By Sarah Holloway, Gill Valentine

   As Tony Blair has said, "Technology has revolutionised the way we work and is now set to transform education. Children cannot be effective in tomorrow's world if they are trained in yesterday's skills."Cyberkids draws together research in the sociology of childhood and social studies of...

   Published October 2nd 2002 by Routledge
2. From Nowhere to Everywhere

   Lesbian Geographies

   By Gill Valentine

   Explore how lesbians have become more visible in our society!This fascinating book traces the development of lesbian geographies throughout history and examines intangible and physical space that is defined by lesbians. Through intellectual and powerful essays and poems, From Nowhere to Everywhere...

   Published June 11th 2000 by Routledge
3. Children's Geographies

   Playing, Living, Learning

   Edited by Sarah L. Holloway, Gill Valentine

   Series: Critical Geographies

   Children's Geographies is an overview of a rapidly expanding area of cutting edge research. Drawing on original research and extensive case studies in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, the book analyses children's experiences of playing, living and learning.The diverse case studies...

   Published May 17th 2000 by Routledge
4. Cool Places

   Geographies of Youth Cultures

   Edited by Tracey Skelton, Gill Valentine

   Cool Places explores the contrasting experiences of contemporary youth. The chapters draw on techno music and ecstasy in Germany, clubbing in London, global backpacking and gangs in Santa Cruz as well as expereinces at home, on the streets and seeking employment. The contributors use these examples...

   Published October 22nd 1997 by Routledge
5. Consuming Geographies

   We Are Where We Eat

   By David Bell, Gill Valentine

   Food occupies a seemingly mundane position in all our lives, yet the ways we think about shopping, cooking and eating are actually intensely reflexive. The daily pick and mix of our eating habits is one way we experience spatial scale. From the relationship of our food intake to our body-shape, to...

   Published May 28th 1997 by Routledge
6. Mapping Desire:Geog Sexuality

   By David Bell, Gill Valentine

   This is the first book to explore sexualities from a geographical perspective. The nature of place and notions of space are of increasing centrality to cultural and social theory. Mapping Desire presents the rich and diverse world of contemporary sexuality, exploring how the heterosexual body has...

   Published March 22nd 1995 by Routledge