The Road to Botany Bay, first published in 1987 and considered a classic in the field of cultural and historical geography, examines the poetic constitution of colonial society. Through a far-reaching exploration of Australia's mapping, narrative description, early urbanism, and bush mythology, Paul Carter exposes the mythopoetic mechanisms of empire. A powerfully written account of the ways in which language, history, and geography influenced the territorial theater of nineteenth-century imperialism, the book is also a call to think, write, and live differently.
The Road to Botany Bay, first published in 1987 and considered a classic in the field of cultural and historical geography, examines the poetic...
Paul C. Carter's TRACKING WHITETAILS: Answers to Your Questions is an in-depth look at the art of tracking whitetail deer in snow. Packed with detail and written in an interesting and understandable format, the author identifies the essential and varied skills necessary to become consistently successful at taking deer by tracking them through their domain; and methodically guides the reader in how to acquire these abilities. The text is supported by more than 100 photographs which illustrate the author's observations and recommendations. Although written primarily for those who prefer the...
Paul C. Carter's TRACKING WHITETAILS: Answers to Your Questions is an in-depth look at the art of tracking whitetail deer in snow. Packed with detail ...
In this remarkable and often dazzling book, Paul Carter explores the conditions for sociability in a globalized future. He argues that we make many assumptions about communication but overlook barriers to understanding between strangers as well as the importance of improvisation in overcoming these obstacles to meeting. While disciplines such as sociology, legal studies, psychology, political theory, and even urban planning treat meeting as a good in its own right, they fail to provide a model of what makes meeting possible and worth pursuing: a yearning for encounter.
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In this remarkable and often dazzling book, Paul Carter explores the conditions for sociability in a globalized future. He argues that we make ...
In this remarkable and often dazzling book, Paul Carter explores the conditions for sociability in a globalized future. He argues that we make many assumptions about communication but overlook barriers to understanding between strangers as well as the importance of improvisation in overcoming these obstacles to meeting. While disciplines such as sociology, legal studies, psychology, political theory, and even urban planning treat meeting as a good in its own right, they fail to provide a model of what makes meeting possible and worth pursuing: a yearning for encounter.
The...
In this remarkable and often dazzling book, Paul Carter explores the conditions for sociability in a globalized future. He argues that we make ...
