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Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 1 : Mapping Time Journey Experiences
| Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 1 : Mapping Time Journey Experiences |
| Autore | Brunn Stanley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| ISBN | 3-031-58021-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction to an Emerging World of Time Journeys: No End to Studying or Mapping Them -- Contents -- Contributors -- Time and Calendars: At the Crossroads of Astronomy and Culture -- Introduction -- Time in the West -- Chinese Time -- Time in Non-Literate Cultures -- Orally Transmitted Moon Calendars -- Time in the World of the Maya -- Maya Astronomy and Religion -- Mapping Time in Central Mexico -- Summary and Reflections -- References -- Archaeology, Visual Moments and the Stopping of Time in Hiroshima -- Introduction -- The Nature of Visual Moments in Time -- Visual Marks of Moments in Time: Atomic Relics of Hiroshima -- Visual Marks of Moments in Time: Pompeii -- Visual Marks of Moments in Time: The Parthenon -- The Impulse to Conserve -- Conclusion -- References -- Frontline Involvement in a Paradigm Change: Archaeology of the First Americans and Monte Verde -- Introduction -- Monte Verde -- Kuhn´s Hypothesis -- Judging Verification -- Resistance, Obstacles, Inventions and Rebuttals -- Epilogue -- References -- Beyond Urban Chronometry: A World of Time-Space Experiences: Deep, Shallow, and Unknown -- Introduction -- Scope and Approach of the Study -- The Urbanization of Time-Keeping -- The Ubiquity of Scarce Time and Space in Human Settlements and Consequent Mad Rush -- Varieties of Time-Keeping Systems Across Cultures and Literatures -- Nature as a Robust Alternative or Parallel Time-Frame -- Whether We Like It or Not: Events that Reset the Collective Clock -- Summary: The Need for a Wider Chronological Understanding -- References -- Career Reflections: Surviving in a System Not Designed for African Americans and Marginalized Others -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Roadmap -- Career Experiences and Challenges -- Race Fatigue -- Confronting Intersectionality -- Playing Hurt -- Survival Mechanisms -- Cohesive Community.
Family Role Models -- The Strength of Weak Ties -- Concluding Thoughts: The Seven ``What Matters´´ -- Locus of Control Matters -- Networks Matter -- Contrarian Views Matter -- Reputational Power Matters -- Predictability Matters -- Sponsorship Matters -- Intersectionality Matters -- Postscript -- References -- Negotiating Time in a West African Context -- Introduction -- Personal Time Journeys -- Passing Time in Niger (Tahiya Ta Hi Zaman Gida. Moving Is Better than Staying Put) -- Islam and Time Journeys -- Conclusions -- References -- Cannibalizing the ``Others:´´ Metropolitan Time Intellectual Journeys in Debate -- Introduction -- A Short Debate: The Colonial Order -- Of Hospitality per Jacques Derrida -- Technology Under the Lens of Jacques Ellul and Paul Virilio -- From James Clifford to Marc Augé: The Radical ``Other´´ -- Modern Tourism: Dialogue Among Dean MacCannell and John Urry -- Conclusion -- References -- Time Journey of a Chinese American Female Geographer: From China to the World -- Scholarly and Artistic Perspectives on Travel Experiences -- Becoming a Geographer (Inside China, Until 1988) -- Learning Geography (Junior Scholar and Then Ph.D. Student, 1988-1997) -- Teaching Geography (Early-Mid-Career: Assimilating and Root-Searching, 1997-2011) -- Practicing Geography (Full Professorship and World Exploring 2011-2020) -- World Traveler Amid the Pandemic (Travel 2020-2022) -- Conclusion and Reflections -- References -- A Journey Through Kaqchikel Maya Time: Language Classes as a Time Machine for Teachers and Students -- Background -- Structure of the Discussion -- Livelihood, Family and Life Lessons -- Spirituality -- Reconnecting with the Kaqchikel Past and Propagating into the Future -- Conclusion -- References -- The Travel-Research-Teaching Nexus -- Introduction -- Travel and Teaching -- Travel, Research and Writing. Travel´s Socio-professional Implications -- The Bigger Picture -- References -- From Inner Realms to Outer Worlds: An Artist´s Time Journey -- Introduction -- Dualities -- First Decade, 1968-1977: From New York to Colorado, Music, Mandalas to Motherhood -- Second Decade, 1978-1987: From Washington, D.C. to Colorado, Portraits to Cloudscapes -- Third Decade, 1988-1997: Visionary Journey from Petroglyphs to Celtic Roots -- Fourth Decade, 1998-2007: From Colorado´s Cosmic Nest to Nesting in Kentucky, from Oil to Water -- Fifth Decade, 2008-2017: From Gardens of Healing to Realms of Wonder, Mapping the Times -- Sixth Period, 2018-2022: Love Letters from Sunwise Flora and Fauna to the State of Grace -- On the Horizon -- Conclusion -- References -- Navigating the Worlds of Geography and Higher Education Administration: A Woman´s Retrospective -- Growing Up in a Minneapolis Neighborhood and Expectations for Me and Other Women (1942-1967) -- Graduate Years (1967-1972) -- My Years at Berkeley (1972-1977) -- Move to CU Boulder: (1977-1991) -- Interlude: Geography Among the Sciences -- Activity in the AAG -- University Administration -- Oregon, North Carolina, LSU and SUNY (1991-2009) -- Georgia State University 2009-2019 -- Return to Academic Research and Teaching (2019-Present) -- Conclusion -- References -- Time Journeys Through the Night Sky -- Introduction -- Time Journeys and the Night Sky -- The Loss of Time Journeys and the Inadequacy of Awe -- Worsening Light Pollution and the Loss of Time Journeys in the Twenty-First Century -- Conclusions -- References -- A Passage Through China: Early Years as an Independent Traveler -- Introduction -- Trip Planning -- The China Trip -- Arrival and First Days in China -- Middle of the Trip -- The Final Destination -- Closing -- References -- My Journey into Relational Space: Compression, Networks, and Topologies. Introduction -- The Origins and Rise of Relative and Relational Space -- Time-Space Compression -- Relational Space and Networks -- Topological Spaces -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- Coming to Live in a Science Fiction World: Generativity and the Metaphor of the Web -- Introduction -- The Wonder(ous) Years: Late 1940s to Early 1950s -- Vignette #1 (Becoming One of Captain Video´s Video Rangers) -- From the Mid-1950s to the Early Sixties: The Missile and Space Age Converges with Teenage Fascination with the Best Golden Age... -- Vignette #2 (I Look to the Heavens!) -- Vignette #3 (I Find My Space Age Hobby) -- Mid-Sixties to Mid-1990s: Science Fiction as a Critical Theoretical and Analytic Instrument -- Vignette #4 (``If You Have a Time Warp, You Have a Time Warp!´´) -- Vignette #5 (Round No. 1 in the Debate Over Space Colonization-I Weigh In) -- Late-1990s-Mid-2000s: Teaching Science Fiction as Critical Political Theory -- 2005 to the Mid-2010s: A Hitchhiker´s Guide to the Earth and the Solar System -- 2019-2022: A Professor Emeritus´ Vista on Eco-Spirituality and the Mysteries of God and the Universe -- Conclusion -- References. |
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Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 2 : Mapping Heritage Journeys and Sameness
| Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 2 : Mapping Heritage Journeys and Sameness |
| Autore | Brunn Stanley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| ISBN | 3-031-58029-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction to an Emerging World of Time Journeys: No End to Studying or Mapping Them -- Contents -- Contributors -- US 101: From El Camino Real to the Twilight of Empire -- Introduction -- El Camino Real -- US 101 -- Twilight on US 101 -- References -- Myth-Making Journeys on the Trans-Siberian Railway -- Why Take the Rail Across Siberia? -- A Railway That Began with a Myth -- Myth 1: Exile Means Being Forgotten -- Myth 2: Finding the ``Real´´ Russia on the TSRR -- Myth 3: Looking for Love on the TSRR -- Myth 4: Finding One´s Spirituality on the TSRR -- The Trans-Siberian Railway Today-Still Mythmaker? -- Blaise Cendrars and the Ultimate Myth of the TSRR Journey -- References -- Sameness Within the Amish Settlements in Wisconsin -- Introduction -- Development of Sameness Typology -- Challenges of Application of Typology to Amish Settlements -- Wisconsin Study Site -- Sameness Within Village of Kingston and Dalton -- Sameness Within the Kingston-Dalton Amish Settlement -- Sameness by Amish Perpetuation of Traditional Cultural Landscape -- Sameness of Towns of Kingston and Manchester Amish Farmscapes -- Sameness Within the ``English´´ Towns and Amish Settlement -- References -- Heritage Tourism, Education Challenges, and Representations of the Past: Insights from the United Arab Emirates -- Introduction -- Tourism and Heritage -- Heritage Production and Consumption -- Education as a Cornerstone for Representing the Past -- A Paradigm Shift -- Three Premises and a Conclusion -- References -- Peasant Livelihoods and Geographies of Sameness in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica -- Introduction -- About the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor (ASBC) -- Sameness Geographies in the ASBC -- The Socioeconomic Sameness Traps in the ASBC -- Escaping Sameness in the ASBC -- Prospect for Future -- Concluding Remarks.
References -- Maine Waterpower Mill Hamlets: Frozen in Time or Slowly Melting? -- Introduction -- The Hamlet -- The Waterpower -- The Region -- Methods -- Historic Central Place Functions -- Mail Survey -- Data and Analysis -- Summary, Implications, and a Time Journey -- References -- Journeys of Hope: Radical Heritage Transformation at South Africa´s Oldest Surviving Colonial Edifice, The Castle of Good Hope... -- Introduction -- Departing on the Decolonial Journey: Theory Meets Practice -- The Castle of Good Hope: Brief Historical Context -- Management, Marketing and Administrative Structures of the Castle -- A Museological Complex Borne from Colonialism and Legitimised by the Apartheid Regime -- The Resolute Journey to Decolonising an Apartheid-Colonial Museological Complex -- Conclusion -- References -- Kazakh Nomads: Thousand-Year Routes, Environment and Political Oppression -- Introduction -- Historical Nomadic Pastoralism in the Kazakh Steppe: Climate, Herds and People -- Tsarist Colonization and Early Soviet Times for Kazakh Nomads -- Why Soviets Exterminated Kazakh Nomads -- Independence and Nomadism in Contemporary Kazakhstan -- Conclusion -- References -- The Ideal Roman Landscape of the Appian Way -- Introduction-A Timeless Road -- The Earlier Project -- The Appian Roadway and the Pontine Marshes-From Republic to Empire -- The Appian Way and the Roman Artificial Land Drainage-Fact or Myth? -- How the Appian Way Served Ordinary Travelers -- From Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages -- Environment, Living Conditions and Farming Along the Ancient Appian Way -- The Ancient Appian Way and the Modern Drainage Operations -- Conclusions -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Amateur Archaeology and the Mystery of Daniel Boone´s Footprints: Persistent Myths Collide with Native American Indian Archaeo... -- Introduction -- Beginning. The Mound Builders Site -- The Lost Mastodon -- Finding the Trail -- Drawing Early Conclusions -- LiDAR Maps to the Rescue -- The Myths of Daniel Boone -- Into the Future -- Looking Ahead -- Conclusion -- References -- After the End of the Journey: The Evolution of the Cherokee Nation After the Trail of Tears -- Introduction -- The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears -- Memorializing the Trail of Tears -- Cherokee Nation Commemoration -- Cherokee Nation Governance -- Cherokee Citizenship and Jurisdiction -- The Cherokee Nation Today -- Conclusion -- References -- The More They Stay the Same: White Educational Preservation in Post-integration Mississippi -- Introduction -- A Divided Past -- Educational Segregation -- Generational Migration -- Heidelberg Academy Closed in 2016 -- Address Migration -- District Secession -- Migration Into the State -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Ghost Towns, Landscapes of Abandonment and Journeys Forward -- Introduction -- Ghost Towns: Frozen Places and Landscapes of Decay -- Natural Resource Depletion and Industrial Decline -- Transportation Changes -- Dam Construction -- Natural and Human-Caused Disasters -- Agricultural Decline -- Cultural Desertion and Emigration -- War, Conflict, and Boundary Changes -- Environmental Challenges -- Ghost Town Journeys -- Film and Television -- Tourism -- Bedroom Community -- Personal Narrative: Grafton, Utah -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Exploring the Spatial and Social Journeys of the Roma Ghettoized Structures in Northwestern Bulgaria -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Mapping Roma Settlements -- Data and Methods -- Exploring the Evolution, Historical Roots, and Emergence of the Ghettoized Urban Structure in Vidin District -- Conclusion -- References -- Enduring Trinidad, Colorado: Visualizing Heritage on the Contemporary Landscape. References -- Cultural Landscape Change and the Function of Hamlets in Southwest Wisconsin: Updating Trewartha´s Classic 1943 Study -- Methods -- Results -- Residences -- Businesses -- Social Institutions -- A Typology of Change Among Trewartha´s Hamlets -- Non-existent Hamlets -- Significantly Declined Hamlets -- Maintaining Residences Hamlets -- Maintaining Residences and Amenities Hamlets -- Thriving Hamlets -- Conclusion -- References. |
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Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 3 : Mapping Time Journeys in Music, Art and Spirituality
| Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 3 : Mapping Time Journeys in Music, Art and Spirituality |
| Autore | Brunn Stanley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 pages) |
| ISBN | 3-031-58033-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction to an Emerging World of Time Journeys: No End to Studying or Mapping Them -- Contents -- Contributors -- The Spatial Narratives of Black Manhattan: Tours Guides Using Urban Landscapes to Tell Black History -- Introduction: An Emplaced History -- Manhattan´s Embedded Black History -- The Tours -- The Reclaiming Black Spaces Tour -- Harlem Walking Tour -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Limitations and Future Work -- References -- Memory and Resonance: Spatial-Temporal Values and Cultural Representations in a Silk Road Museum -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Collective Memory -- Museums and the Construction of Collective Memory -- Museums Reshape the Collective Memory of the Silk Road -- Location of Museums Along the Silk Road -- Museum Architecture Along the Silk Road -- Analyzing the Spatial-Temporal Value of Exhibition Space -- Analyzing the Spatial-Temporal Value of Displays in the Museums -- Conclusion and Discussion: Time and Space Value to Readers -- References -- Time Journeys in Quakerism: Itinerance and the Spiritual Search -- Introduction -- A New Space and a New Time -- Itinerance -- The Quaker Meantime -- Modernist Quakerism -- Modernist Itinerance -- Reflections Along the Way -- References -- On Their Shoulders We Stand: Civil War Battle Reenactments as Black Spatial Reimagining -- Introduction -- There´s Blood in This Ground: Reenactments and Black Spatial Reimagining -- Black Spatial Re-imaginings at Olustee and Ft. Pocahontas -- History -- Battlefield Control -- Sociopolitical Values -- Conclusion: Historical Restorative Praxis in an Era of Precarity -- References -- Reading and Bookselling Journeys from the `Old´ to the `New´ in South Africa -- Introduction -- Brief History of South Africa´s Booksellers -- Censorship Journeys -- Gwynne, Lungisile, and Andre as Readers.
Lungisile, Bookseller in the Old South Africa -- Gwynne, Author and Editor in the New South Africa -- Andre, Bookseller in the New South Africa -- From the `Old´ to the `New´ in South Africa -- References -- Spatial Documentation of the Holy Family´s Journey in Egypt: A Field Verification Benefited by Google Earth Maps -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Findings -- Indications, Arguments, and Proofs for the Holy Family Journey to Egypt -- Trail of the Holy Family Journey in Egypt -- Relevant Tourist Landmarks in Sites Along the HFJE Trail -- Official Implementations to Promote the Trail of the HFJE -- Discussion -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Bodhgaya, India as a Buddhist Cultural Heritage Site: A Journey from Pilgrimage to Tourism -- Introduction -- Bodhgaya Prior to India´s Independence -- Bodhgaya: A Contested Site -- Transformation of Bodhgaya in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century -- Mapping Recent Land Use Changes -- Conclusion -- References -- ``History of Negro from Jungles to Now to Be Shown´´: The Texas 1936 Centennial and the Time Journeys of Fair Park, Dallas -- Introduction -- World´s Fairs and Empire Exhibitions -- Fair Park and the 1936 Texas Centennial: A Time Journey of Empire -- The Hall of Negro Life: An Alternate Time Journey -- Conclusion -- References -- One Faith Community´s Reassertion of Itself in Space and Time: The Case of the Ismaili Muslims in Diverse Contexts -- Introduction: Din (Spiritual) and Dunya (Worldly) Continuity in Islam and Role of Imam in Ismailism -- Historical Overview: The Ismaili Muslim Community -- Movement in Time and Space: Bridging Identities Across Time -- The South Asian-East African Ismaili Experience -- Creating a Space for Civil Society - An Ethical Response -- Aga Khan Parks -- Ismaili Centres -- Conclusion -- References -- Estonian Song Festivals: Reconsidering Time and Territory. Introduction -- Birth of the Estonian Song Festivals in Imperial Russia -- Other Estonian Song Festivals in Imperial Russia -- Estonian Song Festivals in the Early Stages of Independent Estonia -- Estonian Song Festivals During Occupied-Estonia -- Estonian Song Festivals in Estonia After Regaining Independence -- Conclusion -- References -- What´s in a Name? Historical and Contemporary Trends in Brewery Names Along the US 23 Corridor in Ohio -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Data and Methodology -- Historic Period -- Contemporary Period -- Nineteenth Century Brewing and Brewery Names -- Contemporary Brewing and Brewery Names -- Neolocalism -- Brewing Process -- Philosophical -- Sports -- Discussion -- Future Research -- References -- The St. Thomas Christian Community of South India: Evolution and Expansion of an Early Christian Community from Inception to C... -- Introduction -- A Legend as the Historical Nucleus: The Inception of the Thomas Christian Community -- A Community in the Making: The Spatial, Demographic and Cultural Expansion of Thomas Christians Prior to Their European Encoun... -- Meeting Their Christian Brethren - Thomas Christian Encounters with the European Christianity -- A Continuing Story of Expansion: Thomas Christians Expansions to the Middle East and the West -- Current Picture and an Uncertain Future -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- We Carry Many Stories in Our Bodies: Journeys in (Re)Forming and (Re)Narrating Cross-Cultural Experience and Spiritual Growth ... -- Introduction -- Stories of Development -- Stories of Mission -- Critical Stories -- Family Stories -- Biblical Stories -- Conclusion -- References -- Impacts of Global Warming on Finland´s Arctic Environment: Paintings by Young Artists -- Background and Context of the Assignment -- Description of the Target Group and the Assignment. How the Youth Perceive Climate Change -- Analysing Students´ Texts and the Basis of Their Selected Artwork -- Artwork Showing the Effects of Global Warming in the Arctic -- The Level of Sea Will Rise and Cause Lots of Damage -- Pollution of the Seas Will Get Worse Due to Micro-plastics and Increasing Economic Activity -- The Planet Is Drying-There Will Be Less Snow and Water, More Forest Fires -- Co-dependence-Both Animals and People of the Arctic Area Will Suffer -- People´s Living Areas Will Change for the Worse, and the People Will Feel Lonelier -- Worries and Hope-The Future Is Still in Our Hands -- Student Teachers Will Make a Difference for the Future if They Maintain Their Optimism -- References. |
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| Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 | ||
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Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 4 : Mapping Time Transport Journeys
| Geography of Time, Place, Movement and Networks, Volume 4 : Mapping Time Transport Journeys |
| Autore | Brunn Stanley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| ISBN | 3-031-58037-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction to an Emerging World of Time Journeys: No End to Studying or Mapping Them -- Contents -- Contributors -- West Africa´s Ebola Time Journey, Xenophobia and the Power of Community-Based Systems in Senegal -- Introduction -- The Time Geography of Ebola in West Africa -- West African Responses and Resilience to EVD -- Field Context: Geography of Health and Ebola in Senegal -- The Geography of Xenophobia During Senegal´s Ebola Outbreak of 2014 -- Conclusion -- References -- Along the Trans-Siberian Pipeline: A Social Geography by Camera -- Introduction -- Lifestyle Contrasts -- Moving Forward -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Shifting U.S. and North Carolina Demography During COVID-19 -- Introduction and Purpose -- Critical Background and Context -- Two Colorful Processes -- North Carolina Patterns -- Winners and Losers -- Gale Force Demographic Wind Gusts -- Population Trends During COVID -- Continued Slowing Growth -- Geo-Demographic Drivers of Change -- Migration Driven Change -- The Tarheel Magnet -- Summary and Discussion -- References -- A Nation for a Continent vs Rail Networks for Its States: The Staggered Creation of Australia´s Transcontinental Transport Lin... -- Introduction -- A Fragmented Australia: Before the Trans Australian Railway -- A Connected Australia: The Coming of the Trans Australian Railway -- A Networked Australia: Since the Trans Australian Railway -- Conclusion -- References -- Walking Time-Space: A Photographic Journey Along the Thames River in London -- Introduction -- Downriver Thames -- Upriver Thames -- The Journey Continues -- References -- Beyond the Cultural Bubble: ``Wow´´ Journeys to Iconic Destinations -- Takeoff -- Journeys to Iconic Destinations -- Machu Picchu, Perú -- Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile -- Bora Bora, French Polynesia -- Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
Huli Wigmen, Tari Highlands, Papua New Guinea -- Borobudur, Indonesia -- Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda -- Nabatean Petra, Jordan -- Ephesus, Turkey -- Ilulissat, Disko Bay, Greenland -- Touchdown -- References -- Challenges in the Walking Journeys of an African Pedestrian: A Case Study from Makhanda, South Africa -- Introduction -- Study Area: Makanaskop, Makhanda -- Methods -- Results -- Walkability Observations -- Resident´s Walking Practices -- Discussion -- References -- The Journey to the Interoceanic Highway in Peru: The Perils in Histories of Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Origins and Exploration -- The Rubber Boom -- The Future Highway -- Development and Madre de Dios -- Foundations of an Interoceanic Highway -- IIRSA and the Interoceanic Highway -- The Arrival of the Interoceanic Highway -- Lava Jato and the Interoceanic Highway -- Conclusion -- References -- Gas Station Road Maps: Passports to Imagination and Adventure -- Introduction-How I Fell in Love with Gas Station Road Maps -- The Evolution of Gas Station Road Maps in the United States -- Two Examples of Early Auto Road Maps -- Putting It All Together-Road Atlases -- Road Maps and the Evolution of Travel Modes -- Roads and Road Maps as Reflections of Society -- The Road as a Symbol in Literature and Film -- Dinosaurs, Blackface and Liberated Women -- The Unique Case of the Sinclair Dinosaur -- An Image That Has Been Forgotten -- Liberated Women -- Father Knows Best Comes to Road Maps -- The End of Adventure -- Road Maps and the Lure of Travel -- Scenic Road Map Covers -- On-Map Travel Guides and Marginalia -- Oil Company Travel Services -- Change and Persistence as Revealed by Road Maps -- Change -- Persistence -- Zooming In and Out on Gas Station Road Maps -- Zooming with Paper Maps-The Case of San Francisco -- The Death (and Rebirth?) of Paper Maps. Road Maps as Resources for Scholarship, Teaching and Enjoyment -- Where Can I Get Old Gas Station Maps? -- Using Old Road Maps for Research and Teaching -- References -- Back to a Redeemed Future: Rural Communities and Apocalypse in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru -- Introduction -- Time, Geographies of Power and Religion -- Pandemic Time Journeys -- Progress and the Countryside -- The Contingency of Timescapes of Progress -- Problems with Progress -- Conceptualising the City and the Countryside -- Urban-Rural Temporalities in the Northern Peruvian Andes -- Money, Metabolism and Time -- Inventing Rural Backwardness -- Alternative Valuations of Rurality -- Migration, Meaning and Time -- Urbanisation in Peru -- The Exodus and Its Meaning -- Time Journeys -- Layer 1: Progress Challenged -- Layer 2: Agrarian Timescapes as Liberation -- Layer 3: Apocalypse -- Conclusion -- References -- Time Journeys on the Remote Amazonian Frontier: The Javari Basin (Brazil and Peru) -- Introduction -- Why Natxi Cries -- Why Clovis Travels the Rivers -- What Am I Doing Here? -- Why Elders Go Downriver -- Parallel Narratives -- Arrows of Time on Rivers of History -- References. |
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Brunn Stanley D
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| Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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