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Andalucia by John Gill
Category: History | Series: Landscapes of the Imagination S.
This book traces its origins from the earliest hominid settlers in the Granada mountains 1.8 million years ago, through successive Phoenician, Greek, Roman and Muslim cultures, and the past five hundred years of modern Castilian rule, up to and including the present day of post-modern novelists in Có ...Show more
Patagonia: A Cultural History by Chris Moss
Category: Travel | Series: Landscapes of the Imagination
Forming a vast triangle at the southern tip of South America, Patagonia is a landscape of barren steppes, soaring peaks, and fierce wind, inspiring generations of travelers and artists. From the empty plans to the crashing seas, from the giant dinosaur fossils to the massive glacial sculptures, Chris Mo ...Show more
The French Riviera: A Cultural History by Julian Hale
Category: Travel | Series: Landscapes of the Imagination S.
We all have our image of the French Riviera: the azure blue of the sea and the swimming pools; the dark green of the pines and the swaying palms; the yachts and the sports cars on the Corniche roads; the hovering croupiers raking in the chips in the Monte Carlo casino. And all these are true. But there ...Show more
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