Space oddities : difference and identity in the American city /

"Space Oddities: Difference and Identity in the American City approaches a space (and place) central to the American imagination - the city. In particular, this volume discusses the paradoxes of American cities and American urban life. In this way, Space Oddities critically engages with the par...

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Corporate Author: Austrian Association for American Studies Conference
Other Authors: Brandt, Stefan Leonhard (Editor), Fuchs, Michael, 1981- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wien : Lit Verlag, [2018], ©2018
Wien : [2018]
Series:American studies in Austria ; v. 16
American studies in Austria v. 16
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Summary:"Space Oddities: Difference and Identity in the American City approaches a space (and place) central to the American imagination - the city. In particular, this volume discusses the paradoxes of American cities and American urban life. In this way, Space Oddities critically engages with the paradoxes of the American identity, embodied by cultural practices in, and cultural representations of, urban life in the United States"--Back cover
Item Description:Lectures from the 41st conference of the Austrian Association for American Studies held in Graz, Austria, November 21-23, 2014
Physical Description:233 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:3643507976
9783643507976