The invention of the American desert: art, land, and the politics of environment

"Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, the desert is also the site of extreme social an...

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Weitere Verfasser: Massey, Lyle 1961- (HerausgeberIn), Nisbet, James 1981- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California University of California Press [2021]
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Zusammenfassung:"Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, the desert is also the site of extreme social and environmental violence. The Invention of the American Desert brings together a wide-ranging group of interdisciplinary essays that explore, through diverse perspectives, dialectical problems posed by an environment that has served as a testing ground for modernist experimentation, military-industrial incursions, and ecological disasters throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In light of the urgent climate crisis and the planet's increasing desertification, this volume reflects on the nature and legacy of the desert as a crucible for competing visions of land, environment, and art"
Beschreibung:viii, 246 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 27 cm
ISBN:9780520306691

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