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Theme Town

A Geography of Landscape and Community in Flagstaff, Arizona

By: Thomas Wayne Paradis

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Theme Town

A Geography of Landscape and Community in Flagstaff, Arizona

By: Thomas Wayne Paradis

This book changes the way we view our everyday human landscapes by taking us on a 22-stop adventure through the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona. In Flagstaff's America Tour, the reader encounters four distinct though interacting landscape scenes: a themed historic business district, a pre-War multi-ethnic neighborhood, an expanding university campus, and a dynamic automobile commercial strip. Prior to the tour, Part 1 introduces us to the fascinating study of geography and the interpretation of human landscapes. In Part 2 Paradis discusses the expansion of the AT&SF Railway and its role in Flagstaff's own historical development. He further analyzes the implications of this global cargo corridor on Flagstaff's local community and themed landscapes. The entire book integrates a variety of cultural, economic, political, global, and environmental perspectives to understand the complexities of our everyday world. Whether enjoyed from the bustling streets of downtown Flagstaff or from the comfort of our own homes, Theme Town will encourage us to see our own local places with fresh and inquisitive eyes.

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398

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iUniverse

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1469725630

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9781469725635

A Place Called District 12

Appalachian Geography and Music in The Hunger Games

By: Thomas W. Paradis

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A Place Called District 12

Appalachian Geography and Music in The Hunger Games

By: Thomas W. Paradis

When creating her post-apocalyptic world of The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins drew from various real-world history and geography, particularly from Appalachia, which is reflected in the culture and location of District 12. With the release of her 2019 prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Collins brought readers deeper into Appalachia's extraordinary cultural diversity and its storied musical traditions. This book provides a tour of human geography, history and culture that establishes the foundation for the saga's novels and films. Told from the expertise of a geographer, it explores how place can shape culture, how social and geographical concepts intersect and how these ideas apply to The Hunger Games. Specifically, the work explores the idea of "home," and how attachment to a place is strengthened through landscape, geography and song.

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251

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McFarland

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1476687285

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9781476687285

Africa and France

Postcolonial Cultures, Migration, and Racism

By: Dominic Richard David Thomas

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Africa and France

Postcolonial Cultures, Migration, and Racism

By: Dominic Richard David Thomas

This stimulating and insightful book reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production in theatre, literature, and even museum construction. Dominic Thomas's analysis unravels the complex cultural and political realities of long-standing mobility between Africa and Europe. Thomas questions the attempt to place strict limits on what it means to be French or European and offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness.

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346

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Indiana University Press

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0253006694

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9780253006691

Movie Stars

Unseen Archives

By: Gareth Thomas

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Movie Stars

Unseen Archives

By: Gareth Thomas

This collection of stunning photographs from the archives of the Daily Mail, along with the detailed commentary, provide a wealth of information on the stars' public and private faces. It is an indispensable addition to the movie fan's collection.

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324

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Parragon Pubishing India

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1405453257

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9781405453257

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