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Culture, Technology, and the Creation of America's National Parks

Culture, Technology, and the Creation of America's National Parks( )
Author: Grusin, Richard
Series title:Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-08168-9
Publication Date:Sep 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $56.95
Book Description:

Richard Grusin's innovative study investigates how the establishment of national parks participated in the production of American national identity after the Civil War. The creation of America's national parks is usually seen as an uncomplicated act of environmental preservation. Grusin argues, instead, that parks must be understood as complex cultural technologies for the reproduction of nature as landscape art. He explores the origins of America's three major parks - Yosemite,...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Travel / Parks & Campgrounds
Nature / Ecology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm
Book Weight:0.36 Kilograms



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