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...

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1. Verfasser: Cusack, Tricia (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, ©2010.
Ausgabe:1st ed.
Schriftenreihe:Space, place, and society.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index.
ISBN:9780815650683
081565068X

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