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UNINA9910451468203321 |
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Titolo |
Space in America [[electronic resource] ] : theory, history, culture / / edited by Klaus Benesch and Kerstin Schmidt |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY, : Rodopi, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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94-012-0239-7 |
1-4237-8594-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (589 p.) |
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Collana |
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Architecture, technology, culture ; ; 1 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BeneschKlaus <1958-> |
SchmidtKerstin <1971-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arts, Modern - Themes, motives |
Space (Architecture) |
Space and time |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Concepts of Space in American Culture: An Introduction; Theory; Landscape / Nature; Technoscape / Architecture / Urban Utopia; Literature; Performance / Film / Visual Arts; Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, America |
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