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Space in America : theory, history, culture /
America's sense of space has always been tied to what Hayden White called the "narrativization" of real events. If the awe-inspiring manifestations of nature in America (Niagara Falls, Virginia's Natural Bridge, the Grand Canyon, etc.) were often used as a foil for projecting uto...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi,
2005.
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| Colección: | Architecture, technology, culture ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | America's sense of space has always been tied to what Hayden White called the "narrativization" of real events. If the awe-inspiring manifestations of nature in America (Niagara Falls, Virginia's Natural Bridge, the Grand Canyon, etc.) were often used as a foil for projecting utopian visions and idealizations of the nation's exceptional place among the nations of the world, the rapid technological progress and its concomitant appropriation of natural spaces served equally well, as David Nye argues, to promote the dominant cultural idiom of exploration and conquest. From the beginning |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (588 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1423785940 9781423785941 9042018763 9789042018761 9789401202398 9401202397 |