{"product_id":"islandology-geography-rhetoric-politics-hardcover","title":"Islandology: Geography, Rhetoric, Politics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Shell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced, fact-filled comparative essay in critical topography and cultural geography that cuts across the \"islandologies\" of different cultures and argues for a world of islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Shell, a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow, is the Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Harvard University, where he is also a professor in the graduate program in History of American Civilization. He is the author of a number of books. These include three influential studies of the relations between linguistic and literary economies: \u003ci\u003eThe Economy of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eMoney, Language, and Thought\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), and \u003ci\u003eArt and Money\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) as well as books on nationalism, kinship, and multilingualism, such as \u003ci\u003eThe End of Kinship\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Babel\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and on disability, including the recent titles, \u003ci\u003ePolio and Its Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eStutter\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). A Canadian citizen, Shell has long been interested in the relations between Canada and the United States. With his wife, Professor Susan Shell, he co-directs The Seven Days Work Educational Foundation, Grand Manan Island, Canada, which sponsors conferences and educational outreach programs in the greater Gulf of Maine region in both countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 385\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247476793651,"sku":"9780804786294","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3_xsbQFc549780804786294.webp?v=1776304783","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/islandology-geography-rhetoric-politics-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}