The Face of the Earth
Natural Landscapes, Science, and Culture
This lively book sweeps across dramatic and varied terrains-volcanoes and glaciers, billabongs and canyons, prairies and rain forests-to explore how humans have made sense of our planet's marvelous landscapes. In a rich weave of scientific, cultural, and personal stories, The Face of the Earth examines mirages and satellite images, swamp-dwelling heroes and Tibetan nomads, cave paintings and popular movies, investigating how we live with the great shaping forces of nature-from fire to changing climates and the intricacies of adaptation. The book illuminates subjects as diverse as the literary life of hollow Earth theories, the links between t…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-95071-9
- EAN: 9780520950719
- Produktnummer: 21596038
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 334 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'122 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
SueEllen Campbell is Professor in the Department of English at Colorado State University. She is the author of Even Mountains Vanish: Searching for Solace in An Age of Extinction and Bringing the Mountain Home, among other books.
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