Patagonia
a Cultural History
Edición de la obra Patagonia
| Autor | Chris Moss |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Andrews UK |
| Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
| Lugar | Luton |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 372 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781908493354, 9781904955382 |
| ISBN-10 | 1908493356, 190495538X |
| OCLC | 763157449 |
| Serie | Landscapes of the Imagination, 8 · Landscapes of the Imagination, 8 |
| Número de Cutter | M913p |
Patagonia is the ultimate landscape of the mind. Like Siberia and the Sahara, it has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. A vast triangle at the southern tip of the New World, this region of barren steppes, soaring peaks and fierce winds was populated by small tribes of hunter-gatherers and roaming nomads when Ferdinand Magellan made landfall in 1520. A fat ...