David Harvey distinguished Marxist geographer, made a significant contribution to radical geography

• started his journey with the quantitative paradigm, contributed to spatial science and positivist theory
• ‘Explanation in Geography’ is an exceptional text on the methodology and philosophy of geography
• later on, began to focus his work on issues regarding the inequalities of society and social justice
• recognised for radical thinking and writing; issues of social injustice, racism, exploitation and activism around these have become his signature, has discussed ‘ubiquitous’ urban issues and processes
• has written extensively and influentially about the uneven geographical development, it allowed him to position himself in the emerging radical field of Marxist Geography
• his book Social Justice and the City expressed his position that geography could not remain ‘objective’ in the face of urban poverty and associated ills
• a proponent of ‘rights to the city’, Harvey has motivated generations of activists and scholars to envision alternatives to capitalist ways of living, in Rebel Cities, Harvey has inspired a generation of radicals
• in a famous essay on ghetto formation, he argued for the creation of ‘revolutionary theory’, the theory was‘validated through revolutionary practice’
• as a radical, he has also conceptualised and captured the global and contemporary world with his focus being centred on ideas of anti-capitalist movements
• ‘A Brief History of Neoliberalism’ is about the ideas and processes of neoliberalism
• a radical Marxist thinker is working to expose capitalism with the aim of inspiring radical thought and politics