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Arkography : a grand tour through the taken-for-granted / Gunnar Olsson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olsson, Gunnar, 1935- author.
- Series:
- Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth.
- Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creation--Mythology--History.
- Creation.
- Maps--Social aspects.
- Maps.
- Literature and myth--Social aspects.
- Literature and myth.
- Cartography--Philosophy.
- Cartography.
- Social systems in literature.
- Power (Social sciences) in literature.
- Cultural geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "Gunnar Olsson's tale follows an explorer from the oldest creation epics extant to the power struggles of today, an attempt to codify the taken-for-granted, a struggle with the invisible powers that make us so obedient and so predictable"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface: Who is who and what is what?
- Enuma elish
- Gilgamesh
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Platopolis
- Saussurean Bar
- The republic
- Edging
- Island of truth
- Inside
- Basement
- Prophets' Hall
- Ball room
- Attic
- Penthouse
- Travelogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-211) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-2138-9
- OCLC:
- 1144497162
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