Can I read Space in America: Theory History Culture (Architecture Technology Culture (ATC) 1) (Architecture - Technology - Culture (ATC)) on EtoBox?

Space in America: Theory History Culture (Architecture Technology Culture (ATC) 1) (Architecture - Technology - Culture (ATC)) by Klaus Benesch and Kerstin Schmidt is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Space in America: Theory History Culture (Architecture Technology Culture (ATC) 1) (Architecture - Technology - Culture (ATC)) about?

America's sense of space has always been tied to what Hayden White called the narrativization of real events. If the awe-inspiring manifestations of nature in America (Niagara Falls, Virginia's Natural Bridge, the Grand Canyon, etc.) were often used as a foil for projecting utopian visions and idealizations of the nation's exceptional place among the nations of the world, the rapid technological progress and its concomitant appropriation of natural spaces served equally well, as David Nye argues

Author

Klaus Benesch and Kerstin Schmidt

Publisher

Brill | Rodopi

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9789042018761

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-25