
Shifting Grounds
Cultural Tectonics along the Pacific Rim
Universitätsverlag Winter
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2020
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-3-8253-6449-6 (ISBN)
Description
Geological in origin, 'Pacific Rim' refers to a zone of high tectonic stresses along the margins of the Pacific Ocean, thus conceptually tying together the Americas, the islands of the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand as well as Southeast and Northeast Asia. The phrase gained wider currency in the 1970s when the political and economic situation of the United States necessitated a strategic reorientation in terms of spatial imaginaries and, concomitantly, the coinage of a new transnational discourse. While the notion of the Pacific Rim has seeped from the realms of politics, business, and trade into cultural studies, scholars increasingly challenge its logic of linkage along borders and develop alternative conceptions favouring, for instance, an archipelagic approach.
The volume contributes to the current debate by offering expert geohistorical and theoretical discussions plus in-depth analyses of cultural products including photography, film, TV, music, and literature.
The volume contributes to the current debate by offering expert geohistorical and theoretical discussions plus in-depth analyses of cultural products including photography, film, TV, music, and literature.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
12 farbige, 26 s/w Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8253-6449-6 (9783825364496)
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