Cosmos & hearth : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / Yi-fu Tuan.
Cosmos & hearth : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / Yi-fu Tuan.
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Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1996.
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Date
1996.
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N973.04951/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 204 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
1. Two Scales and Autobiography -- 2. China -- 3. The United States -- 4. A Cosmopolites Viewpoint.
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Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
In Cosmos and Hearth, Tuan takes the position that we need to embrace both the sublime and the humble, drawing what is valuable from each. Illustrating the importance of both cosmos and hearth with examples from his country of birth, China, and from his home of the past forty years, the United States, Tuan proposes a revised conception of culture,...
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Cosmos & hearth : a cosmopolite's viewpoint / Yi-fu Tuan.
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Includes index.
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N973.04951/4
Record Identifier
74VM5Zp23yvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5Zp23yvA
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ISBN
0816627312 (pb)
9780816627301 (hc : acid-free paper)
0816627304 (hc : acid-free paper)
9780816627318 (pb)
DDC
973.04951
MMS ID
991003535089702626
