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Spectacle and topophilia : reading early modern and postmodern Hispanic cultures / David R. Castillo and Bradley J. Nelson, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Hispanic issues (Vanderbilt University) ; v. 38.
- Hispanic issues ; v. 38
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Spain.
- Cities and towns.
- Cities and towns--Latin America.
- Human ecology--Spain.
- Human ecology.
- Human ecology--Latin America.
- Spain--Social conditions--1975-.
- Spain.
- Latin America--Social conditions--1982-.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 276 p.
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume explores the intersection between theories of the modern spectaclefrom Jose Antonio Maravall's conceptualization of the spectacular culture of the baroque to the Frankfurt School's theorization of mass culture, to Baudrillard's notion of the simulacrum, to Guy Debord's understanding of the society of the spectacleand the findings of the emerging fields of urban studies, landscape studies, and, generally speaking, studies of space.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Foundational landscapes
- pt. 2. Modern(ist) sceneries
- pt. 3. National panoramas.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613811523
- 9781282233782
- 1282233785
- 9780826518187
- 0826518184
- OCLC:
- 830023667
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