Cosmos and Hearth: A Cosmopolite's Viewpoint
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In a volume that represents the culmination of his life's work in considering the relationship between culture and landscape, eminent scholar Yi-Fu Tuan argues that "cosmos" and "hearth" are two scales that anchor what it means to be fully and happily human. Illustrating this contention with examples from both his native China and his home of the past forty years, the United States, Tuan proposes a revised conception of culture,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816627312
ISBN13:9780816627318
Release Date:March 1999
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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Brilliant!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Tuan is one of the most insightful writers working in the area of place and space. All of his books are worth a read, and this one makes his thought even more relevant to the current political situation.
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