Summary of David Harvey's The Condition of Postmodernity

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Nota bene. This chapter-by-chapter summary necessarily distorts Harvey's argument by de-nuancing it and stripping out most of Harvey's examples. It is presented in the hope that it will be useful, but is not a substitute for a careful reading of Harvey's text, which is (in any case) highly enjoyable. I hope that providing an opportunity to read the summary next to selected quotes will ameliorate some of these problems.

N.B. This summary is very rough and may even contain typos. Bibliographic entries in BibTEX and Zotero RDF format, which also contain these reading notes, are also available.

N.B. Thoughtful suggestions for improvement are more than welcome.

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