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Adventure: An Argument for Limits
 
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ISBN13:9798765101469
ISBN10:8765101464
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:144 pages
Size:196x127 mm
Language:English
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Adventure

An Argument for Limits
 
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Number of Volumes: Paperback
 
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What is the meaning of "adventure" as we enter the third decade of the 21st century, after a global pandemic, social and geopolitical calamities, and accelerating environmental catastrophes? What stories are humans telling about wilderness, remote destinations, and the most difficult thoughts thinkable?

Adventure is a pinball assortment of unexpected encounters. Each chapter entertains a specific project, fantasy, or activity that dabbles with adventure - and runs into limits. Subjects range from Mars exploration, commercial space tourism, and adventure consumerism, to the day-to-day experiences of living in a world increasingly impacted by climate change and environmental disasters.

Taking a wide-angle view - at times personal, at others theoretical - Schaberg explores our ideas about adventure and their narrative, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings.

Table of Contents:

Part 1. A Little Adventure Everywhere
Part 2. Nowhere Else: Adventures in and out of New Orleans
Part 3. Final Frontiers: Misadventures in Space
Part 4. The Ends of Adventure
Conclusion

Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index