Placing America

Michael Fuchs

ISBN 10: 3837620808 / ISBN 13: 9783837620801

Published by Transcript Verlag, DE, 2013

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In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it.With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children's fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of how space influences our understanding of America.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Placing America
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837620808
• ISBN 13: 9783837620801
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 992 grams

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Synopsis

In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it.
With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children's fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of how space influences our understanding of America.

About the Authors

Michael Fuchs is a postdoc in the Department of American Studies at Universität Innsbruck, Austria.

Maria-Theresia Holub (PhD, SUNY Binghamton) is a research and teaching associate in the Department of American Studies at the University of Graz. Her specialization lies in the field of Postcolonial Studies, Border and Migrant Literatures, and Feminist Theory.