English | ISBN: 0271077131 | 2016 | 248 pages | EPUB | 9 MB

An unconventional history of Philadelphia that operates at the threshold of cultural and environmental studies, A Greene Country Towne expands the meaning of community beyond people to encompass nonhuman beings, things, and forces.
By 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
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