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Author Olsson, Gunnar, 1935- author.

Title Arkography : a grand tour through the take-for-granted / Gunnar Olsson.

Publication Info. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth
Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface: Who is who and what is what? -- Enuma elish -- Gilgamesh -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Platopolis -- Saussurean Bar -- The republic -- Edging -- Island of truth -- Inside -- Basement -- Prophets' Hall -- Ball room -- Attic -- Penthouse -- Travelogue.
Summary "Gunnar Olsson's tale follows an explorer from the oldest creation epics extant to the power struggles of today, an attempt to codify the taken-for-granted, a struggle with the invisible powers that make us so obedient and so predictable"-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Creation -- Mythology -- History.
Creation -- Mythology.
History.
Literature and myth -- Social aspects.
Literature and myth.
Social aspects.
Social systems in literature.
Social systems in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Maps -- Social aspects.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Cartography -- Philosophy.
Cartography -- Philosophy.
Cartography.
Cultural geography.
Cultural geography.
Maps.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
Genre/Form History.
Other Form: Print version: Olsson, Gunnar, 1935- Arkography. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020] 9781496219473 (DLC) 2019053512 (OCoLC)1125364373
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