The Mantle of the Earth - Genealogies of a Geographical Metaphor (Hardcover)

The term mantle has inspired philosophers, geographers, and theologians, and shaped artists' and mapmakers' visual vocabularies for thousands of years. According to Veronica della Dora, mantle is the "metaphor par excellence, for it unfolds between the seen and the unseen as a threshold and as a point of tension." Featuring numerous illustrations, The Mantle of the Earth: Genealogies of a Geographical Metaphor is an intellectual history of the term mantle and its metaphorical representation in art and literature, geography and cartography. Through the history of this metaphor from antiquity to the modern day, we learn about shifting perceptions and representations of global space and of the nature of geography itself.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2020
Authors:	Veronica della Dora
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-74129-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Earth & environment > Geography > General
LSN:	0-226-74129-X
Barcode:	9780226741291

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