Solnit, Rebecca
Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520262508
- author:
- Solnit, Rebecca
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 167
- Dimensions:
- 30.2 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- American studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas explores the many layers of meaning in one place. Rebecca Solnit examines the city and its surroundings through the eyes of different inhabitants, revealing the area's unique character.
Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and twenty-two gorgeous color maps, Solnit takes us on a tour that reveals the city's landmarks, treasures, and cultural geographies. From butterfly habitats to queer sites, World War II shipyards to blues clubs, she explores the area's diverse landscapes.
This atlas invites us to search out the layers of San Francisco that carry meaning for us, or to discover our own infinite city, wherever it may be.
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