Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Prupusiziùn: The Opening Argument
Chapter 2: Föiaröla, Pizzöl, e Cambrìn: Parasites and Quasi-objects
Chapter 3: Fùndech e Alpisèl: The Terraces and Space
Chapter 4: Al Témp del’Üga: The Terraces and Time
Chapter 5: Disùrdan: The Terraces and Nature
Chapter 6: Livèl: The Terraces and Tenure
Chapter 7: Folsc, Furscèl, e Rampilìn: The Terraces and Product
Chapter 8: Risc dal Coc: The Terraces and Form
Chapter 9: Cunclüsiùn: A More Complex Landscape

About the Author

Thomas J. Puleo is an assistant professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.

Reviews

The ‘heroic’ Valtellina of extreme northern Italy where Teuton and Latin, Protestant and Catholic, wood and stone meet and divide is brought alive in this scintillating story of how a proposed World Heritage landscape famous for its terraced agriculture is best understood as serving purposes well beyond those of the local agricultural production typically emphasized.
*John Agnew, UCLA; author of Place and Politics in Modern Italy*

In this innovative study of cultural preservation in the Valtellina region of modern Italy, Thomas Puleo demonstrates the persistent appeal and creative adaptability of the geographer’s regional approach. Puleo’s regional narrative of cultural and environmental adaptation in the Valtellina effectively blends the powerful synthesizing quality of the regional concept with Michel Serres’ intriguing and sometimes enigmatic philosophy of the natural contract. The result is a provocative and highly readable story of the complex interpretative process involved in reconciling local and global narratives about the meaning and value of Valtellina’s famed terraced landscapes.
*J. Nicholas Entrikin, University of Notre Dame*