Imagining Earth concepts of wholeness in cultural constructions of our home planet

While concepts of Earth have a rich tradition, more recent examples show a distinct quality: Though ideas of wholeness might still be related to mythical, religious, or utopian visions of the past, "Earth" itself has become available as a whole. This raises several questions: How are the n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2018: Backlist Collection funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Nitzke, Solvejg (Editor ), Pethes, Nicolas, editor (editor), Nitzke, Solvejg, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2017
Bielefeld, Germany : [2017]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Culture & theory.
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Sumario:While concepts of Earth have a rich tradition, more recent examples show a distinct quality: Though ideas of wholeness might still be related to mythical, religious, or utopian visions of the past, "Earth" itself has become available as a whole. This raises several questions: How are the notions of one Earth or our Planet imagined and distributed? What is the role of cultural imagination and practices of signification in the imagination of "the Earth"? Which theoretical models can be used or need to be developed to describe processes of imagining Planet Earth? This collection invites a wide range of perspectives from different fields of the Humanities to explore the means of imagining Earth.
Besprochen in: H-Soz-u-Kult, 22.11.2017, David Kuchenbuch
Descripción Física:1 online resource (175 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783839439562