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Olsson Gunnar <1935-> |
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Arkography : a grand tour through the taken-for-granted / / Gunnar Olsson |
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Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Creation - Mythology - History |
Maps - Social aspects |
Literature and myth - Social aspects |
Cartography - Philosophy |
Social systems in literature |
Power (Social sciences) in literature |
Cultural geography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-211) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface: Who is who and what is what? -- Enuma elish -- Gilgamesh -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Platopolis -- Saussurean Bar -- The republic -- Edging -- Island of truth -- Inside -- Basement -- Prophets' Hall -- Ball room -- Attic -- Penthouse -- Travelogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Gunnar Olsson's tale follows an explorer from the oldest creation epics extant to the power struggles of today, an attempt to codify the taken-for-granted, a struggle with the invisible powers that make us so obedient and so predictable"-- |
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