
To the Ends of the Earth: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783035627930
Publication Date: 02/23/2024
Age Range: 18-18 years
The book takes the reader on an intellectual adventure through a carefully curated selection of 120 places that can be understood as metaphors of contemporary global culture. Spread across all seven continents, from the depths of the ocean to outer space, these places are divided into six chapters: Paradises, Utopias, Machines, Monsters, Ruins, and Instruments. A unique and fascinating journey around the world of today Featuring custom-made maps created especially for this publication
The spectrum ranges from Steve Jobs' Apple Park in California to a national park in Costa Rica, a small field station for the protection of wild orangutans in Borneo, the Great Green Wall in Central Africa, the Trump resort Mar-a-Lago, to the border wall between Israel and Palestine. This book is a grand tour of the most pertinent places in the world today.
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To the Ends of the Earth: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century
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