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Softcover. Minor shelf-wear. Free of any markings and no writings inside. N° de ref. del artículo 250217011
Rockets roar into space--bearing roughly half the world's commercial satellites--from the same South American coastal rainforest where convicts once did time on infamous Devil's Island. What makes Space in the Tropics enthralling is anthropologist Peter Redfield's ability to draw from these two disparate European projects in French Guiana a gleaming web of ideas about the intersections of nature and culture. In comparing the Franco-European Ariane rocket program with the earlier penal experiment, Redfield connects the myth of Robinson Crusoe, nineteenth-century prison reform, the Dreyfus Affair, tropical medicine, postwar exploration of outer space, satellite technology, development, and ecotourism with a focus on place, and the incorporation of this particular place into greater extended systems. Examining the wider context of the Ariane program, he argues that technology and nature must be understood within a greater ecology of displacement and makes a case for the importance of margins in understanding the trajectories of modern life.
Acerca del autor: Peter Redfield is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Título: Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to ...
Editorial: University of California Press
Año de publicación: 2000
Encuadernación: paperback
Condición: Softcover.
Librería: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Light handling to covers, otherwise very good. Inscribed by Redfield to previous owner on half-title page. Binding tight and text clean. Inscribed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 5017793
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Librería: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condición: Very Good with no dust jacket. 345 pp. Index. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Black remainder stripe on bottom edge of book. A fascinating, anthropological look at French Guiana, therough the lens of imperialism and high technology. ; Remainder; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: HIS1754
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00103087667
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Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0520219856-11-1
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Librería: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 56767744-6
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: WF-9780520219854
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