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The Ontic Return: The Current Epochal Shift from Meaning to Being" makes the large and challenging claim that Western culture is well along in the process of cycling out of the long-dominant linguistic orientation the Linguistic Turn - and into an ontic orientation, already dominant in several academic fields and spreading rapidly to all the others. The book further shows that this current shift is the latest recurrence in a series of similar ...

Three photographic essays offer a study of the neglected "nooks and crannies" between structures, from gates and fences to sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots. In his exploration of how spaces become places, geographer Ford invites readers to see anew the spaces they encounter every day and often take for granted. 52 halftones.

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Featured cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis

In offering an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America, this book shows how changes in the built environment parallel changes in urban economies and human culture.

A geographical examination of metropolitan San Diego and its regional environs.