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The Invention of the American Desert: Art, Land, and the Politics of Environment

The Invention of the American Desert: Art, Land, and the Politics of Environment

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Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, the desert is also the site of extreme social and envi...

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Product ID:	9780520306691
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	US
Title:	The Invention of the American Desert
Subtitle:	Art, Land, and the Politics of Environment
Authors:	Author: James Nisbet, Lyle Massey
Page Count:	256
Subjects:	The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, History of art, Non-graphic and electronic art forms, History of architecture, History of art / art & design styles, Non-graphic art forms, History of architecture
Description:	Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, the desert is also the site of extreme social and environmental violence. The Invention of the American Desert brings together a wide-ranging group of interdisciplinary essays that explore, through diverse perspectives, dialectical problems posed by an environment that has served as a testing ground for modernist experimentation in art and architecture, military-industrial incursions, and ecological disasters throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In light of the urgent climate crisis and the planet’s increasing desertification, this volume reflects on the nature and legacy of the desert as a crucible for competing visions of land, environment, and art.
Imprint Name:	University of California Press
Publisher Name:	University of California Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2021-11-02

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Weight	708 g
Dimensions	183 × 263 × 17 mm

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