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Beyond Geography: The Western Spirit Against the Wilderness

Autor Professor Frederick Turner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 1992
First published in 1980, Beyond Geography continues to influence and impress its readers. This new edition, prepared for the Columbus quincentennial, includes a new introduction by T. H. Watkins and a new preface by the author. As the public debates Columbus's legacy, it is important for us to learn of the spiritual background of European domination of the Americas, for the Europeans who conquered the Americas substituted history for myth as a way of understanding life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780813519098
ISBN-10: 0813519098
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press

Notă biografică

FREDERICK TURNER is the author of six books, including a biography of John Muir, a personal investigation of the roots of New Orleans jazz, and a study of the making of the American literary landscape. His essays have appeared in such publications as TheNew York Times, International Herald Tribune, American Heritage, and The Nation.

Cuprins

Extracts
Preface to the 1992 Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Travels of Turner by T.H. Watkins
Part One. Loomings
Part Two. Rites of Passage
Part Three. Haunts
Notes on Sources
Index

Descriere

First published in 1980, Beyond Geography continues to influence and impress its readers. This new edition, prepared for the Columbus quincentennial, includes a new introduction by T. H. Watkins and a new preface by the author. As the public debates Columbus's legacy, it is important for us to learn of the spiritual background of European domination of the Americas, for the Europeans who conquered the Americas substituted history for myth as a way of understanding life.