SMITH NEIL (Professor of Linguistics)

UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT
In Uneven Development, a classic in its field, Neil Smith offers the first full theory of uneven geographical development, entwining theories of space and nature with a critique of capitalism. Featuring groundbreaking analyses of the production of nature and the politics of scale, Smith’s work anticipated many of the uneven contours that now mark neoliberal globalization. This third edition features an afterword examining the impact of Neil's argument in a contemporary context. (From the publisher)...
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ΙΔΕΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΔΑΝΙΚΑ
(...) Σ' αυτή την αυστηρή, αλλά και προσιτή, περιγραφή του έργου και της επίδρασης του Τσόμσκι, ο Niel Smith αναλύει τις βασικές συνεισφορές του Τσόμσκι στη μελέτη της γλώσσας και τη μελέτη του νου. Μας παρέχει μια λεπτομερή και εν μέρει ιστορική περιγραφή της γλωσσολογικής θεωρίας του Τσόμσκι και εξετάζει τις ιδέες (από τη βαθιά και την επιφανειακή δομή έως τις σκέψεις για την οικονομία του μινιμαλιστικού προγράμματος), για τις οποίες ο Τσόμσκι είναι ευρύτερα γνωστός. Ο Smith εξετάζει τις ψυχολογικές και φιλοσοφικές επιπτώσεις του έργου τ...
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(P/B) LANGUAGE, FROGS AND SAVANTS
With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. - Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics. - Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language. - Includes an introduction to the current vision of linguistics most closely associated with Noam Chomsky. -- Contains a glossary of all technical terms and interpretations. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) CHOMSKY
(. . .) In this rigorous yet accessible account of Chomsky's work and influence, Neil Smith analyses Chomsky's key contributions to the study of language and the study of mind. He gives a detailed and partly historical exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing, and examines the ideas (such as deep and surface structure) for which he is best known. Smith discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of Chomsky's work, and argues that he has fundamentally changed the way we think of ourselves, gaining a position in the histo...
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