Airspaces by David Pascoe
As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities. This book argues that airspace that transitional area stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map.
'Powered flight is one of the wonders of the modern world and the worlds it inhabits, both literally and metaphorically, are the subject of David Pascoe's eclectic and intelligent book.. a thought-provoking analysis.' - Financial Times ' ... the scope of Mr Pascoe's rumination is impressive' - The Economist 'Personal observations fuse with meditations on air accidents, architecture, literature, and film to give us the full picture of the metaphorical and literal territory of the air, always readable, never irrelevant. Airspaces could well be the guidebook to tomorrow we've been waiting for.' - Untold London
David Pascoe is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture in the Department of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Reaktion, 1997), Airspaces (Reaktion, 2001) and Aircraft (Reaktion, 2003)
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861890900 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861890907 |
| Title | Airspaces |
| Author | David Pascoe |
| Series | Topographics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2001-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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