Anthropology of Turquoise Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

Name: Anthropology of Turquoise Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
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ISBN: 9780375708138

ISBN-10: 0375708138

ISBN-13: 9780375708138

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ellen Meloy

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In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise—the color and the gem—to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape. From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, turquoise seas, and even motel swimming pools. She introduces us to Navajo “velvet grandmothers” whose attire and aesthetics absorb the vivid palette of their homeland, as well as to Persians who consider…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.98" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English