| Cabinet 63: The Desert Contributor(s): Najafi, Sina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 193269871X ISBN-13: 9781932698718 Publisher: Cabinet OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.8" W x 9.7" (0.80 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A zone of deprivation and emptiness but also a space for adventure and even divine revelation, the desert has historically resisted human domination, even as it has continued to tantalize the cultural imagination. Cabinet issue 63, with a special section on "The Desert," includes Maria Golia on the long history of tomb raiding in Egypt; Margaret Spelling on her recent visit to the town built in the Andalusian desert as a set for Italian spaghetti westerns; and Jonathan Randall on climate change and the shifting boundaries of the world's deserts. Elsewhere in the issue: George Pendle on the unusual friendship between RAND Corporation strategist Herman Kahn and performance artist James Lee Byars; Adam Jasper on the surprising history of the "lorem ipsum" placeholder text used universally by designers and publishers; and Volker Welter on visiting sites significant to F.W. Murnau's ill-fated life in Hollywood. |