The New Niagara
Tourism, Technology, and the Landscape of Niagara Falls, 1776-1917
Visitors may wonder how Niagara Falls came to be the site of magnificent bridges, a famous cereal factory, and a picturesque New York state reservation, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Although many have always admired the natural splendor of the Falls, William Irwin explains that it was not until the mid-1800s that Niagara truly captured the American imagination. With the coming of John Roebling's railway suspension bridge in 1855 came the promise of a new Niagara, one in which nature and technology could flourish in harmony. Although some saw the transformation of Niagara Falls as a national shame, for many others it stimulated utopian v…
Mehr
CHF 51.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-271-01593-4
- EAN: 9780271015934
- Produktnummer: 12408205
- Verlag: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 300 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.2 cm 526 g
- Abbildungen: 33 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 526
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
William Irwin is Chair of the Philosophy Department at King's College in Pennsylvania, where he teaches a course on Eastern Philosophy. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999. The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, and many other books followed.
Bewertungen
Anmelden