{"title":"K. Maria D. Lane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK. Maria D. Lane\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationships between history, geography, and science, offering readers a profound understanding of how landscapes—both terrestrial and extraterrestrial—shape human experience. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eFluid Geographies\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the dynamic interplay of environment and culture, highlighting the fluidity of place and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending historical insight with scientific inquiry, titles like \u003cem\u003eGeographies of Mars\u003c\/em\u003e reveal Lane’s fascination with the natural world beyond Earth, inviting readers to consider the broader implications of exploration and discovery. Her writing appeals to those curious about the connections between past, place, and the mysteries of the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"geographies-of-mars-by-k-maria-d-lane-9780226849232","title":"Geographies of Mars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA highly original exploration of geography's spatial dimensions at the beginning of the twentieth century, offering a new view of the mapping of far-off worlds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the first maps of Mars, published by an Italian astronomer in 1877, featured a pattern of canals that fuelled belief in intelligent life forms on the distant red planet—a hope that continued into the 1960s. Although the Martian canals have long since been dismissed as a famous error in the history of science, K. Maria D. Lane argues that there was nothing accidental about these early interpretations. Indeed, she posits that the construction of Mars as an incomprehensibly complex and engineered world both reflected and challenged dominant geopolitical themes during a time of major cultural, intellectual, political, and economic transition in the Western world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeographies of Mars\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on a critical period in the development of the geographical imagination, when European imperialism was at its zenith and American expansionism had begun in earnest. Astronomers working in the new observatories of the American Southwest or the remote heights of the South American Andes were inspired, Lane finds, by their own physical surroundings and used representations of the Earth's arid landscapes to establish credibility for their observations of Mars. With this simple shift to the geographer's point of view, Lane deftly explains some of the most perplexing stances on Mars taken by familiar protagonists such as Percival Lowell, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Lester Frank Ward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306905125100,"sku":"9780226849232","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20720603482268.jpg?v=1771067527"},{"product_id":"fluid-geographies-by-k-maria-d-lane-9780226833958","title":"Fluid Geographies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unprecedented analysis of the origin story of New Mexico's modern water management system.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Lane's \u003cem\u003eFluid Geographies\u003c\/em\u003e traces New Mexico's transition from a community-based to an expert-led system of water management during the pre-statehood era. To understand this major shift, Lane carefully examines the primary conflict of the time, which pitted Indigenous and \u003cem\u003eNuevomexicano\u003c\/em\u003e communities, with their long-established systems of irrigation management, against Anglo-American settlers, who benefitted from centralized bureaucratic management of water. The newcomers' system eventually became settled law, but water disputes have continued throughout the district courts of New Mexico's Rio Grande watershed ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a fine-grained analysis of legislative texts and nearly two hundred district court cases, Lane analyzes evolving cultural patterns and attitudes toward water use and management in a pivotal time in New Mexico's history. 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