Patagonia: A Cultural History

by Chris Moss

Book Overview

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 Moss introduces readers to Patagonia's dramatic landscape--a land that, like Siberia and the Sahara, has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195342496
• ISBN13: 9780195342499
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"