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Item Details
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THE WORLD BEYOND THE WINDSHIELD
ROADS AND LANDSCAPES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE |
| By: |
Christof Mauch (Editor), Thomas Zeller (Editor), Timothy Davis |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£23.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0821417681 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780821417683 |
| Publisher: |
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 April, 2008 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
Takes a look at landscapes in the United States and Europe. This book analyzes the Washington Beltway and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as roads in Italy, Nazi Germany, East Germany and Great Britain. It presents a story of transatlantic exchange of ideas about environment and technology. |
| Synopsis: |
For better or worse, the view through a car's windshield has redefined how we see the world around us. In some cases, such as the American parkway, the view from the road was the be-all and end-all of the highway; in others, such as the Italian autostrada, the view of a fast, efficient transportation machine celebrating either Fascism or its absence was the goal. These varied environments are neither necessary nor accidental but the outcomes of historical negotiations, and whether we abhor them or take delight in them, they have become part of the fabric of human existence. The World beyond the Windshield: Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe is the first systematic, comparative look at these landscapes. By looking at examples from the United States and Europe, the chapters in this volume explore the relationship between the road and the landscape that it traverses, cuts through, defines, despoils, and enhances. The authors analyze the Washington Beltway and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as iconic roads in Italy, Nazi Germany, East Germany, and Great Britain.This is a story of the transatlantic exchange of ideas about environment and technology and of the national and nationalistic appropriations of such landscaping. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Ohio University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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