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Born out of a major international dialogue held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy, this collection of essays presents innovative and provocative arguments about the claims of universal knowledge schemes and the different aesthetic and material forms in which such claims have been made and executed. Contributors take a close look at everything from religious pilgrimages, museums, and maps of the world, to search engines and automated GPS. Current obsessions in information technology, communications theory, and digital culture often concern the value and possibility of a grand accumulation of universally accessible forms of knowledge: total libraries, open data bases, ubiquitous computing, and ‘smart’ technologies. These obsessions have important social and philosophical origins, and they raise profound questions about the very nature of knowledge and its organization. This volume’s contributors draw on the histories of maps and of encyclopedias, worldviews and visionary collections, to make sense of the crucial relation between the way the world is known and how it might be displayed and transformed.
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This cosmopolitan city of bankers and book publishers is an industrial and economic powerhouse not just of Germany but of all Europe. As you might expect from a city of its commercial and cultural importance, Frankfurt offers visitors and inhabitants an impressive multitude of glamorous eating spots. These hip dining destinations will thrill even the most jaded sophisticate with their worldly synthesis of décor, ambience and excellent food. This invaluable overview to what is happening in Frankfurt's dining scene is interspersed with a selection of recipes allowing you to recreate the Frankfurt dining experience at home. SELLING POINTS Top restaurant picks from a great dining destination Attractively designed with ample recipes, flexicover, and over 130 ILLUSTRATIONS 130 color photographs
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