A Book of MigrationsVerso Books, 5 de set. 2011 - 208 pàgines In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal ancestors. A Book of Migrations portrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, A Book of Migrations carves a new route through Ireland’s history, literature and landscape. |
Continguts
1 The Cave | 1 |
2 The Book of Invasions | 11 |
3 Noahs Alphabet | 27 |
4 The Butterfly Collector | 38 |
5 The Beggars Rounds | 61 |
6 Anchor in the Road | 81 |
7 Wandering Rocks | 98 |
8 Articles of Faith | 110 |
11 The Circulation of the Blood | 150 |
12 Rock Collecting | 165 |
13 The War between the Birds and Trees | 175 |
14 Wild Goose Chase | 184 |
15 Grace | 197 |
16 Travellers | 208 |
17 The Green Room | 229 |
Notes | 239 |
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