Islands of the Mind: How the Human Imagination Created the Atlantic World - Rilegato

Gillis, John R.

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ISBN 10: 1403965064 ISBN 13: 9781403965066

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Riassunto

An exploration of the human drive to understand and chart the world's islands describes how islands represent spiritual refuge, tranquility, and mystery to people; explores western culture's relationship with islands throughout history, and shares the adventures of explorers and adventurers who contributed to today's Atlantic society. 20,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

John Gillis is a social and cultural historian whose work spans German, British, and American history. He is author or editor of nine books, including Youth and History, For Better, For Worse: British Marriages, 1600 to the Present, Commemorations: The Politics of National Identity, and A World of Their Own Making: Myth, Ritual, and the Quest for Family
Values. He has taught at Stanford, Princeton, and Rutgers Universities and has been a fellow at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He is a mainlander by birth but for forty summers has been an islander by choice in the Gulf of Maine.

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Book by Gillis John R

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1403965064
• ISBN 13: 9781403965066
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 217