{"product_id":"escapism-9780801865404","title":"Escapism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed cultural geographer Yi-Fu Tuan considers humanity's enduring desire to escape reality-- and embrace alternatives such as love, culture, and Disneyworld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn prehistoric times, our ancestors began building shelters and planting crops in order to escape from nature's harsh realities. Today, we flee urban dangers for the safer, reconfigured world of suburban lawns and parks. According to geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, people have always sought to escape in one way or another, sometimes foolishly, often creatively and ingeniously. Glass-tower cities, suburbs, shopping malls, Disneyland--all are among the most recent monuments in our efforts to escape the constraints and uncertainties of life--ultimately, those imposed by nature. What cultural product, Tuan asks, is not escape? In his new book, the capstone of a celebrated career, Tuan shows that escapism is an inescapable component of human thought and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yi-Fu Tuan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.53w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801865404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1983 until retiring in 1998, \u003cb\u003eYi-Fu Tuan \u003c\/b\u003e was the John K. Wright and Vilas Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. One of the most important and influential cultural geographers of our time, Tuan has been the recipient of many awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Cullum Medal of the American Geographical Society, and the Lauréat d'Honneur of the International Geographical Union. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eCosmos and Hearth: A Cosmopolite's Viewpoint; Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perception, Attitudes, and Values; Dominance and Affection: The Making of Pets;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Am I? An Autobiography of Emotion, Mind, and Spirit.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136293515379,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e224953b-277e-4f50-b65e-97e65225134a.jpg?v=1654262830","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/escapism-9780801865404","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}