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Placing America
. Ed(S): Fuchs, Michael; Holub, Maria-Theresia
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fuchs, Michael; Holub, Maria-Theresia. Num Pages: 214 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSF; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it. With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children's fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of ... Read more
In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it. With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children's fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837620801
SKU
V9783837620801
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About . Ed(S): Fuchs, Michael; Holub, Maria-Theresia
Michael Fuchs is a postdoc in the Department of American Studies at Universität Innsbruck, Austria. Maria-Theresia Holub (PhD, SUNY Binghamton) is a research and teaching associate in the Department of American Studies at the University of Graz. Her specialization lies in the field of Postcolonial Studies, Border and Migrant Literatures, and Feminist Theory.
Reviews for Placing America
»The ongoing discussion of spaces and spatiality as well as of the opposition of space and place are certainly enriched by this volume, which offers new insight into a complex topic and features innovative, substantial, and inspiring essays.« Katharina Christ, Amerikastudien, 60 (2016)