Americans have been fascinated by ruins as symbols of the past and now as symbols of the future. Empire of Ruins tells the story of what ruins have meant to Americans and how their representation in photography--often both beautiful and terrifying--has shaped their meaning.
Americans have been fascinated by ruins as symbols of the past and now as symbols of the future. Empire of Ruins tells the story of what ruins have meant to Americans and how their representation in photography--often both beautiful and terrifying--has shaped their meaning.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Miles Orvell is Professor of English and American Studies at Temple University. He is the author of The Real Thing: Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture, 1880-1940, American Photography (OUP, 2003), and The Death and Life of Main Street: Small Towns in American Memory, Space, and Community. Orvell received the Bode-Pearson Prize for lifetime achievement from the American Studies Association.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Romance of Ruins Chapter 2: Pueblo Utopias Chapter 3: Things Fall Apart: Modernity and Entropy Chapter 4: Creative Destruction Chapter 5: Destroying Modernity Chapter 6: The Atomic Landscape Chapter 7: The Industrial Landscape Chapter 8: The Apocalyptic Landscape Conclusion: Looking Backward and Looking Forward: The Course of Empire Notes Index
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Romance of Ruins Chapter 2: Pueblo Utopias Chapter 3: Things Fall Apart: Modernity and Entropy Chapter 4: Creative Destruction Chapter 5: Destroying Modernity Chapter 6: The Atomic Landscape Chapter 7: The Industrial Landscape Chapter 8: The Apocalyptic Landscape Conclusion: Looking Backward and Looking Forward: The Course of Empire Notes Index
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