American Space/American Place : Geographies of the Contemporary United States /

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This book offers geographical perspectives on the condition of the United States at the outset of the twenty-first century. It compares the American ideals of liberty, equality, individual opportunity, and social improvement with the contemporary condition of the regions, states and localities - the...

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Autores principales: Agnew, John (Autor), Smith, Jonathan M. (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Adams, Paul C. (Contribuidor), Agnew, John A. (Contribuidor), Duncan, James S. (Contribuidor), Forest, Benjamin (Contribuidor), Jonas, Andrew E. G. (Contribuidor), Kodras, Janet E. (Contribuidor), Lambert, David R. (Contribuidor), Rigby, David L. (Contribuidor), Sharp, Joanne P. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Geography > Philosophy.
Geography > Political aspects > United States.
Geography > Social aspects > United States.
Geography > United States.
American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The authors
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART I ENVIRONMENTAL IDEALS AND REALITIES
  • 2. The place of nature
  • 3. The place of value
  • PART II POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
  • 4. America, frontier nation: From abstract space to worldly place
  • 5. Local territories of government: From ideals to politics of place and scale
  • 6. Urban and regional restructuring in the second half of the twentieth century
  • PART III SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF AMERICANNESS
  • 7. "With liberty and justice for all": Negotiating freedom and fairness in the American income distribution
  • 8. A new geography of identity? Race, ethnicity, and American citizenship
  • 9. Landscape, aesthetics, and power
  • 10. Mediascapes
  • CONCLUSION
  • 11. American geographical ironies: A conclusion
  • Discussion questions
  • Further reading
  • Some useful websites
  • Index

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