| Autore |
Tichi Cecelia <1942->
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2001
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| Descrizione fisica |
xii, 303 p
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| Disciplina |
973
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| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, American
Human body - Social aspects - United States - History
Anthropomorphism
Landscapes - United States - Psychological aspects - History
Landscapes - Social aspects - United States - History
Historic sites - United States
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| ISBN |
9780674044357
0674044355
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I Crania Americana -- 1 Mt. Rushmore: Heads of State and States of Heads -- 2 Walden Pond: Head Trips -- II Frontier Incarnations -- 3 Pittsburgh at Yellowstone: Old Faithful and the Pulse of Industrial America -- 4 America’s Moon: “A Dream of the Future’s Face” -- III Bon Aqua -- 5 Hot Springs: American Hygeia -- 6 Love Canal: Hygeia’s Crisis -- Notes -- References -- Credits -- Index
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972332303321 |