| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Welcome to VirtuaLand; 2. Antique America; 3. Human Kodaks in the Future Perfect; 4. Sleepwalking in America; 5. Finding Authenticity; Illustration Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Virtual America traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Throughout history Americans have constructed mental pictures of unique places, such as the American West, that have taken on more authority than the actual gritty landscapes. This disconnect from reality is magnified by the new world of virtual realities on the computer screen, where personal immersion in interactive simulations becomes the?default? environment. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- Civilization.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
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National characteristics, American.
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National characteristics, American. |
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Technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Technology -- Social aspects. |
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Virtual reality -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Virtual reality -- Social aspects. |
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Authenticity (Philosophy)
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Authenticity (Philosophy) |
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Human ecology -- United States.
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Human ecology. |
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Human geography -- United States.
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Human geography. |
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United States -- Environmental conditions.
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Environmental conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Opie, John, 1934- Virtual America. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2008 9780803235717 0803235712 (DLC) 2008000752 (OCoLC)181143574 |
| ISBN |
9780803235779 (electronic book) |
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0803235771 (electronic book) |
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9780803235717 (print) |
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0803235712 (print) |
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9780803232785 (print ; paperback) |
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0803232780 (print ; paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9786611734077 |
| Sudoc No. |
U5002 T252 -2008 |
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