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The Invention of the American Desert

Download or Read eBook The Invention of the American Desert PDF written by Lyle Massey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Invention of the American Desert
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9780520306691
ISBN-13 : 0520306694
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Book Synopsis The Invention of the American Desert by : Lyle Massey

Book excerpt: Introduction / Lyle Massey and James Nisbet -- Desolate dreams / Joseph Masco -- Air, wind, breath, life : desertification and Will Wilson's AIR (Auto-Immune Response) / Jessica L. Horton -- Notes from bioteknika / Albert Narath -- Troglodyte modernists / Lyle Massey -- Explosive modernism : Hiram Hudson Benedict's Bouldereign and Zabriskie Point at 50 / Edward Dimendberg -- Point Omega/Omega Point : desert In three parts / Stefanie Sobelle -- The desert in fine grain / Emily Eliza Scott -- The desert as black mythology / Bridget R. Cooks -- On the recalcitrance of the desert island, by way of Andrea Zittel's A-Z West / James Nisbet -- Four theses for the coming deserts / Hans Baumann and Karen Pinkus.


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