books by Yi-Fu Tuan     books:     Yi-Fu Tuan      Escapism Yi-Fu Tuan The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000 Cure for a figurative head cold Yi-Fu Tuan says that "a human being is an animal who is congenitally indisposed to accept reality as it is." He says ESCAPISM is the strategy we employ to rid ourselves of the humdrum of daily life which he likens to suffering a head cold. The book itself is a good ...             World Views: Maps and Art Robert Bruce Silberman, Yi-Fu Tuan University of Minnesota Press, 2000             Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perceptions, Attitudes, and Values Yi-Fu Tuan Columbia University Press, 1990 The seeds of Tuan's "humanistic geography" After reading Yi-Fu Tuan's "Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience," delving into "Topophilia" is a bit like stepping backward in the philosopher's evolution of thought. There are astounding passages of wisdom here, about the nature of human experience as it ...             Place, Art, And Self Yi-Fu Tuan, Tammy Mercure University of Virginia Press, 2004 "What do place, art, and self have in common? To what extent do place and art define who we are?" In Place, Art, and Self, the renowned humanistic geographer Yi-Fu Tuan tackles this large question in a small, accessible, beautifully illustrated book. Through memoir and the insights gained from a peripatetic life as an international scholar, Tuan ...             Dominance and Affection: The Making of Pets Yi-Fu Tuan Yale University Press, 2004 An excellent piece on the theory of domination This book was recommended to me by a history professor at the school I currently attend. He introduced this piece as a work that he enjoys using in his environmental history class. At the surface level, this work gives an excellent examination of the dominance of the ...             Morality & Imagination Yi-Fu Tuan University of Wisconsin Press, 1989 Perceptive and insightful contribution to moral development. I am a big fan of Yi-Fu Tuan's books. This is not the sort of claim most people would advance for an academic author - but then, Tuan is not your typical academic. His work represents the best of the geographical tradition. It is synoptic and synthetic, moving ...             Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance Neil Harris, Erika Doss, ... Flammarion, 1998 Engaging Thoughts about Disney Many books on Disney's art and achitecture try to convey its appeal primarily through the visual. Other books, particularly those that whole-heartedly criticize Disney, try to ignore the appeal of Disney altogether. This book attempts to integrate the visual evidence ...             Passing Strange and Wonderful: Aesthetics, Nature, and Culture (Kodansha Globe) Yi-Fu Tuan Kodansha Amer Inc, 1995 In this rich and rewarding work, Yi-Fu Tuan vividly demonstrates that feeling and beauty are essential components of life and society. The aesthetic is not merely one aspect of culture but its central core - both its driving force and its ultimate goal. Beginning with the individual and his physical world, Tuan's exploration progresses from the ...             Who Am I: An Autobiography Of Emotion, Mind, And Spirit (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography) Yi-Fu Tuan University of Wisconsin Press, 1999 "A stunningly good book-entrancing, exciting, beautifully written, full of aperus that stimulate, tantalize, and fulfill. Perhaps it is enough to say that I like it even better than any of Tuan's already published books." -David Lowenthal, author of The Past Is a Foreign Country Who Am I? reveals the bittersweet success story of a ...             Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience Yi-Fu Tuan, Steven Hoelscher University of Minnesota Press, 2001 The phenomenology of space and place In "Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience," Tuan provides a descriptive account of the concepts "space" and "place," drawing on the work of phenomenologists, anthropologists, psychologists, geographers, and others. He grounds his analysis in a structuralist ...             A Historical Geography of China Yi-Fu Tuan Aldine Transaction, 2008             Cosmos and Hearth: A CosmopoliteÕs Viewpoint Tuan Yi Fu, Yi-Fu Tuan University of Minnesota Press, 1999 Brilliant! Tuan is one of the most insightful writers working in the area of place and space. All of his books are worth a read, and this one makes his thought even more relevant to the current political situation.             The Good Life Yi-Fu Tuan Bell & Howell Information & Lea, 1986             Geography and the Human Spirit Anne Buttimer The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 What does it mean to dwell? Every civilization has a story to tell, according to Anne Buttimer, and exploring those stories brings fresh light to modern ideas about the relationship between humanity and its environment. In Geography and the Human Spirit, Buttimer ranges widely from Plato to Barry Lopez, from the Upanishads to Goethe, taking an ...             Landscapes of fear Yi-fu Tuan Pantheon Books, 1979 Fear! It's just not for breakfeast anymore. Ever wonder why you or someone you know fears something for no particular reason. Well wonder no longer because Yi-Fu Tuan has applied his geographical mapping skills to the cultural origins of fear. The result is a fascinating reconstruction of how fear originates in ...          products you might be interested in search for books architecture, autobiography, cosmopoliteÕs, environmental, imagination, perspective      toavi.com    web we recommend The phenomenology of space and place randomly chosen DVD: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days