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Author: David Banis ,
Hunter Shobe
Publisher: Blue Star Press
Imprint: Sasquatch Books
Dimensions:
Width: 20.90cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 26.10cm
Weight: 0.921kg
ISBN: 9781632170002
ISBN 10: 1632170000
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 27 October 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[Portlandness] suggests that when we let go of our biases and set off on the city streets, we will stumble upon a Portland we barely imagine. - The Oregonian Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas should be required reading for newcomers and natives alike. --Portland Monthly Portland State University geography professors Banis and Shobe tap into the popularity of the TV showPortlandiawith this entertaining and educational reference. - Library Journal Is there a Portland state-of-mind? Is there a way to objectively look at the peculiar state of being that seems to be Portland, here in the 2010's, and lay it all out for you, comprehendably? If there is, Portlandness: A Cultural Atlascomes as close as anything can at the moment...a witty, earnest look at what it means to be Portland right here, right now. - Zehn Katzen
[Portlandness] suggests that when we let go of our biases and set off on the city streets, we will stumble upon a Portland we barely imagine. - The Oregonian Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas should be required reading for newcomers and natives alike. -- Portland Monthly Portland State University geography professors Banis and Shobe tap into the popularity of the TV showPortlandiawith this entertaining and educational reference. - Library Journal
[Portlandness] suggests that when we let go of our biases and set off on the city streets, we will stumble upon a Portland we barely imagine. <b><i><b> </b>The Oregonian</i></b> <i>Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas</i> should be required reading for newcomers and natives alike. <i><b> Portland Monthly</b></i> Portland State University geography professors Banis and Shobe tap into the popularity of the TV showPortlandiawith this entertaining and educational reference. <b><i><b> </b>Library Journal</i></b> Is there a Portland state-of-mind? Is there a way to objectively look at the peculiar state of being that seems to be Portland, here in the 2010's, and lay it all out for you, comprehendably? If there is, Portlandness: A Cultural Atlascomes as close as anything can at the moment...a witty, earnest look at what it means to be Portland right here, right now. <b><b> </b>Zehn Katzen</b>
[Portlandness] suggests that when we let go of our biases and set off on the city streets, we will stumble upon a Portland we barely imagine. - The Oregonian Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas should be required reading for newcomers and natives alike. - Portland Monthly
Author Information
DAVID BANIS has managed the Center for Spatial Analysis and Research in the Geography Department at Portland State University since 2006, working with a wide variety of partners at the federal, state, and local levels. His work explores the diverse ways that cartographers can tell stories with maps, focusing on the mapping of nontraditional subjects. HUNTER SHOBE is a cultural geographer and assistant professor at Portland State University. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon and has over fifteen years of experience researching the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of how people connect to places and environments. Past studies focused on diverse topics including the role of Football Club Barcelona in constructing urban identity in Barcelona and national identity in Catalonia.
