Richard Weller
To the Ends of the Earth: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century
To the Ends of the Earth: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century
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The book "120 Places That Can Be Understood as Metaphors of Contemporary Global Culture" takes readers on an intellectual adventure through 120 places that represent contemporary global culture,spanning all seven continents and ranging from Apple Park to the Great Green Wall.
Format: Hardback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Birkhauser
The book takes the reader on an intellectual adventure through a carefully curated selection of 120 places that can be understood as metaphors of contemporary global culture. Spread across all seven continents, from the depths of the ocean to outer space, these places are divided into six chapters: Paradises, Utopias, Machines, Monsters, Ruins, and Instruments. The spectrum ranges from Steve Jobs' Apple Park in California to a national park in Costa Rica, a small field station for the protection of wild orangutans in Borneo, the Great Green Wall in Central Africa, the Trump resort Mar-a-Lago, to the border wall between Israel and Palestine.
This book is a grand tour of the most pertinent places in the world today. A unique and fascinating journey around the world of today Featuring custom-made maps created especially for this publication
Weight: 576g
Dimension: 148 x 197 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783035627930
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