The texts in "Geographic Views," edited by Iná Elias de Castro, Paulo César da Costa Gomes, and Roberto Lobato Corrêa, propose a debate on the different forms assumed by the process of social structuring that are expressed in space. In addition to being a manifestation of social diversity and complexity, space constitutes a founding dimension of "being in the world," a world—both material and symbolic—that is embodied in forms, contents, and movements. To speak of space, therefore, means to visualize the materiality that derives from that process. In "Geographic Views: Ways of Seeing and Living Space," politics, culture, and economy are axes that establish grids for interpreting space, revealing the specificities of each. These parameters constitute three dimensions that express both the processes of social structuring and organization, as well as the materiality that underlies them. None of them exhausts the possibilities of geographic description and analysis, and all contribute to a better understanding of the common theme of the works, which is the space of geography. This collection continues the organizers' commitment to addressing major themes in contemporary geography. Given the authors' considerable intellectual ambition, the chosen path for the collection is winding and offers us the opportunity to reflect on the spaces of politics, culture, and economics, as well as their interactions. None of these axes, however, exhausts the possibilities of description and analysis. Organized by Iná Elias de Castro, Paulo César da Costa Gomes, and Roberto Lobato Corrêa, they propose a debate on the different forms assumed by the process of social structuring as expressed in space.
