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Sto caricando le informazioni... Patagonia: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination) (edizione 2008)di Chris Moss (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I wish I'd read this book before our trip to the Lakes District last year. It provides historical context and a cultural perspective far more useful and engaging than Chatwin's extensively hyped In Patagonia. Moss covers the waves of European explorers, describing both their bravado and their haplessness. He equally portrays the saga and subjugation of the Mapuche. The end of the book includes a chapter on movies and music which, while interesting, feels more dated. Having read now several travel inspirations about Argentina, this would be my first non-fiction recommendation. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Patagonia is the ultimate landscape of the mind. Like Siberia and the Sahara, it has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. A vast triangle at the southern tip of the New World, this region of barren steppes, soaring peaks and fierce winds was populated by small tribes of hunter-gatherers and roaming nomads when Ferdinand Magellan made landfall in 1520. A fat... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)918.2History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in South America Argentina; PatagoniaClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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