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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Benesch, Klaus, 1958-, Schmidt, Kerstin, 1971-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:Architecture, technology, culture ; 1.
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 online resource (588 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1423785940
9781423785941
9042018763
9789042018761
9789401202398
9401202397

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