Here and There: Reading Pennsylvania's Working Landscapes

by Bill Conlogue

Book Overview

The global economy threatens the uniqueness of places, people, and experiences. In Here and There, Bill Conlogue tests the assumption that literature and local places matter less and less in a world that economists describe as "flat," politicians believe has "globalized," and social scientists imagine as a "global village." Each chapter begins at home, journeys elsewhere, and returns to the author's native and chosen region, northeastern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271060808
• ISBN13: 9780271060804
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"