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City Atlases

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.

Infinite City
Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas
Infinite City
Nonstop Metropolis
Nonstop Metropolis

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  • Nonstop Metropolis

    A New York City Atlas

    • 232 páginas
    • 9 horas de lectura

    Exploring New York City through twenty-six innovative maps and essays, this volume highlights the diverse experiences across all five boroughs and parts of New Jersey. Featuring insights from experts in various fields, it invites readers on a journey through vibrant neighborhoods like Queens and Brooklyn, while also addressing critical issues such as racial and economic inequality, environmental concerns, and historical erasure. This beautifully illustrated work celebrates the city's unique vitality and its role as a hub for the avant-garde and literary culture.

    Nonstop Metropolis
  • Nonstop Metropolis

    • 232 páginas
    • 9 horas de lectura

    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.

    Nonstop Metropolis
  • Infinite City

    A San Francisco Atlas

    • 166 páginas
    • 6 horas de lectura

    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.

    Infinite City
  • Infinite City

    • 157 páginas
    • 6 horas de lectura

    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.

    Infinite City