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 capitalist development. Featuring pathbreaking analyses of the production of nature and the politics of scale, Smith's work anticipated many of the uneven contours that now mark neoliberal globaliz...

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 capitalist development. Featuring pathbreaking 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 updating the analysis for the present day.

尼尔•史密斯（Neil Smith），1954年生于英国爱丁堡，纽约城市大学人类学和地理学杰出教授，美国地理学家协会杰出学者，2012年9月28日病逝。研究领域集中于城市士绅化、城市租隙、自然的生产、不平衡地理发展、空间规模和全球化，被誉为“士绅化和租隙理论之父”。《不平衡发展》是史密斯的代表作，亦是当代人文地理学名著。