The Anthropology of Turquoise

出版者:Vintage

作者:Ellen Meloy

页数:336

出版时间:2003-7-8

价格:USD 16.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780375708138

图书标签:藝術色彩自然主義人類學人类学anthropology

In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise—the color and the gem—to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape.

From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, turquoise seas, and even motel swimming pools. She introduces us to Navajo “velvet grandmothers” whose attire and aesthetics absorb the vivid palette of their homeland, as well as to Persians who consider turquoise the life-saving equivalent of a bullet-proof vest. Throughout, Meloy invites us to appreciate along with her the endless surprises in all of life and celebrates the seduction to be found in our visual surroundings.

用户评价

这书还真不能算人类学的书。作者是位画家、崇尚户外探险的环保主义者。描写的都是美国的自然地景。这本书当年要去竞争的，并不是人类学的奖项，而是散文类奖项。可惜，作者已经故去。

这书还真不能算人类学的书。作者是位画家、崇尚户外探险的环保主义者。描写的都是美国的自然地景。这本书当年要去竞争的，并不是人类学的奖项，而是散文类奖项。可惜，作者已经故去。

这书还真不能算人类学的书。作者是位画家、崇尚户外探险的环保主义者。描写的都是美国的自然地景。这本书当年要去竞争的，并不是人类学的奖项，而是散文类奖项。可惜，作者已经故去。

这书还真不能算人类学的书。作者是位画家、崇尚户外探险的环保主义者。描写的都是美国的自然地景。这本书当年要去竞争的，并不是人类学的奖项，而是散文类奖项。可惜，作者已经故去。

这书还真不能算人类学的书。作者是位画家、崇尚户外探险的环保主义者。描写的都是美国的自然地景。这本书当年要去竞争的，并不是人类学的奖项，而是散文类奖项。可惜，作者已经故去。