{"product_id":"a-greene-country-towne-alan-c-braddock-9780271077130","title":"A Greene Country Towne: Philadelphia's Ecology in the Cultural Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unconventional history of Philadelphia that operates at the threshold of cultural and environmental studies, \u003ci\u003eA Greene Country Towne\u003c\/i\u003e expands the meaning of community beyond people to encompass nonhuman beings, things, and forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy examining a diverse range of cultural acts and material objects created in Philadelphia--from Native American artifacts, early stoves, and literary works to public parks, photographs, and paintings--through the lens of new materialism, the essays in \u003ci\u003eA Greene Country Towne\u003c\/i\u003e ask us to consider an urban environmental history in which humans are not the only protagonists. This collection reimagines the city as a system of constantly evolving constituents and agencies that have interacted over time, a system powerfully captured by Philadelphia artists, writers, architects, and planners since the seventeenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, contributors to this volume are Maria Farland, Nate Gabriel, Andrea L. M. Hansen, Scott Hicks, Michael Dean Mackintosh, Amy E. Menzer, Stephen Nepa, John Ott, Sue Ann Prince, and Mary I. Unger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan C. Braddock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271077131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271077130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Alan C. Braddock","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47452506751231,"sku":"9780271077130","price":106.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_921da2fb-e356-40ba-bc8a-fec144ff3d3d.jpg?v=1761928833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-greene-country-towne-alan-c-braddock-9780271077130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}