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Tensional Landscapes
. Ed(S): Backhaus, Gary; Murungi, John
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Description for Tensional Landscapes
Hardback. The contributors to this volume address global, regional and local landscapes, cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures, and human and more-than-human ecology as they work to reveal place-specific tensional dynamics. Editor(s): Backhaus, Gary; Murungi, John. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
The contributors to this volume address global, regional, and local landscapes, cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures, and human and more-than-human ecology as they work to reveal place-specific tensional dynamics. Essays discuss Kant's theory of cosmopolitanism versus Hegel's philosophy of geographical determinism; the tension of cosmopolitanism versus a closer embeddedness in place-scapes; geographical determinism in the colonial practices of Colombia and in the current political rhetoric surrounding the revival of Saxony; preservational policies in Norway; regulation of gated communities in the United States; and the hermeneutics of Ground Zero. This unusual book, which covers such a wide-ranging array of topics, coheres into ... Read more
The contributors to this volume address global, regional, and local landscapes, cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures, and human and more-than-human ecology as they work to reveal place-specific tensional dynamics. Essays discuss Kant's theory of cosmopolitanism versus Hegel's philosophy of geographical determinism; the tension of cosmopolitanism versus a closer embeddedness in place-scapes; geographical determinism in the colonial practices of Colombia and in the current political rhetoric surrounding the revival of Saxony; preservational policies in Norway; regulation of gated communities in the United States; and the hermeneutics of Ground Zero. This unusual book, which covers such a wide-ranging array of topics, coheres into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739105610
SKU
V9780739105610
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About . Ed(S): Backhaus, Gary; Murungi, John
Gary Backhaus teaches at Morgan State University. He is the coeditor of Transformations in Urban and Suburban Landscapes (with John Murungi, Lexington Books, 2002). John Murungi is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University.
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