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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What is historical research into space? -- Why historical research into space is not new -- Why historical research into space is, in fact, new -- Chapter 1 Historical and systematic approach -- 1.1 Prehistory -- 1.2 Concepts -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Disciplinary approaches -- 2.1 Geography -- 2.2 Cultural anthropology, postcolonial studies -- 2.3 Sociology -- 2.4 Spaces and spatialities as a new historiographical topic -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Spatial analysis -- 3.1 Spatial constitution and configurations -- 3.2 Spatial dynamics: Emergence-transformation-dissolution -- 3.3 The subjective construction of spaces -- 3.4 Spatial practices-uses of space -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Conclusion and outlook -- Chapter 5 Appendix of sources for the historical study of space -- Sources for the analysis of spatial dimensions of historical societies -- Contents -- Part A: Conceptual history -- Part B: Sources on urban history and the history of trade -- Part C: Maps as media for representing spatial relations, creating spaces, and disseminating images of the world, and as instruments for orientation -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Literature -- Internet resources and portals -- Journals or special issues of journals -- Lexicon entries -- Glossary -- Afterword to the second edition -- Index.

With its diversity of possible Umwelten or environments for living things, Jakob von Uexküll's Umwelt theory has been hailed by many readers as the first step toward an innovative, pluralistic conception of nonhuman life. But what is generally ignored is its structural conservatism, its identitarian logic in which everything should remain in its place and nothing should mix, and its proximity to Nazi ideology and politics. By turning the spotlight on these neglected aspects, Uexküll's Surroundings opens up a new perspective on Uexküll's Umwelt theory.

From the turn of the twentieth century to the 1950s, a group of transgender people on both sides of the Atlantic created communities that profoundly shaped the history and study of gender identity. By exchanging letters and pictures among themselves they established private networks of affirmation and trust, and by submitting their stories and photographs to medical journals and popular magazines they sought to educate both doctors and the public. Others of My Kind draws on archives in Europe and North America to tell the story of this remarkable transatlantic transgender community. This book uncovers threads of connection between Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands to discover the people who influenced the work of authorities like Magnus Hirschfeld, Harry Benjamin, and Alfred Kinsey not only with their clinical presentations, but also with their personal relationships. It explores the ethical and analytical challenges that come with the study of what was once private, secret, or unacceptable to say. With more than 180 colour and black and white illustrations, including many stunning, previously unpublished photographs, Others of My Kind celebrates the faces, lives, and personal networks of those who drove twentieth-century transgender history.