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Riverscapes and national identities /
Tricia Cusack explores the significance of painted riverscapes for the creation of national identities in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe and America. Focusing on five rivers--the Hudson, the Volga, the Seine, the Thames, and the Shannon--the author shows how just as ancient river myt...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press,
©2010.
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| Édition: | 1st ed. |
| Collection: | Space, place, and society.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Tricia Cusack explores the significance of painted riverscapes for the creation of national identities in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe and America. Focusing on five rivers--the Hudson, the Volga, the Seine, the Thames, and the Shannon--the author shows how just as ancient river mythologies served the ends of powerful religious and political groups, modern riverscapes incorporated dominant, often religious conceptions of the nation. --from publisher description. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815650683 081565068X |