Esta serie te invita a un viaje fascinante a través de ciudades que existen en la frontera entre la realidad y la fantasía. Cada volumen revela un mundo único, a menudo surrealista, con sus propias reglas y habitantes. Es una exploración atractiva del urbanismo, la identidad y la imaginación humana, que atrae a los lectores a laberintos de descubrimientos inesperados. Si disfrutas de perspectivas novedosas sobre lugares conocidos y desconocidos, esta serie es para ti.
This set explores the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City. With many contributors, each atlas addresses the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by numerous categories of inhabitants.
Exploring the San Francisco Bay Area, this innovative atlas delves into the complex layers of meaning that define a place. Through the collaboration of artists, writers, and cartographers, the book features twenty-two stunning color maps that reveal the city from various perspectives. Solnit's work invites readers to reconsider their understanding of location and experience, transforming the concept of an atlas into a rich narrative of interconnected lives and landscapes.
Presents twenty-two color maps and accompanying essays providing details on the people, ecology, and culture of the city.
What makes a place? This title searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. It explores the area thematically - connecting, for example, Eadweard Muybridge's foundation of motion-picture technology with Alfred Hitchcock's filming of Vertigo.