Solnit, Rebecca

Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas

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ISBN 13:: 9780520274044
author:: Solnit, Rebecca
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of California Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 166
Dimensions:: 30.5 x 18 x 1.8 cm
Genre:: Art, Architecture & Photography,
Condition:: New
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Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas is a groundbreaking atlas that reimagines the traditional genre. This vibrant collection of essays and maps offers a complex look at New Orleans, a city marked by contradictions. Over twenty contributors share their perspectives on the city's history, culture, and environment, from geographers to musicians and local experts. The book features 22 full-color two-page-spread maps that provide precision and specificity, challenging our notions of the Mississippi, the Caribbean, Mardi Gras, jazz, and more. These innovative maps are paired with inspired texts that showcase New Orleans as both an imperiled city and an ageless one that lives in music as a form of cultural resistance. Compact and lively, Unfathomable City takes readers on a tour that will forever change the way they think about place.

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