Arkography : a grand tour through the take-for-granted /
Gunnar Olsson.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource
- Cultural geographies + rewriting the Earth .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface: Who is who and what is what? -- Enuma elish -- Gilgamesh -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Platopolis -- Saussurean Bar -- The republic -- Edging -- Island of truth -- Inside -- Basement -- Prophets' Hall -- Ball room -- Attic -- Penthouse -- Travelogue.
"Gunnar Olsson's tale follows an explorer from the oldest creation epics extant to the power struggles of today, an attempt to codify the taken-for-granted, a struggle with the invisible powers that make us so obedient and so predictable"--
9781496221384
2019053512
Creation--Mythology--History. Literature and myth--Social aspects. Social systems in literature. Power (Social sciences) in literature. Maps--Social aspects. Cartography--Philosophy. Cultural geography.