Space in the tropics: from convicts to rockets in french guiana
Auteur :
Redfield, Peter
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520219854
Date de publication :
19 déc. 2000
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work draws ideas from two projects which took place in French Guiana - the Ariane Rocket programme and the Devil's Island penal experiment. The two are compared and connected with developments and events, with a focus on place, and the incorporation of this place into greater extended systems.