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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Author’s Note vii
- 1. Walter Benjamin’s Grave 1
- 2. Constructing America 33
- 3. The Sun Gives without Receiving 69
- 4. The Beach (a Fantasy) 97
- 5. Viscerality, Faith, and Skepticism: Another Theory of Magic 121
- 6. Transgression 157
- 7. NYPD Blues 175
- 8. The Language of Flowers 189
- Acknowledgments 219
- Notes 221
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Author’s Note vii
- 1. Walter Benjamin’s Grave 1
- 2. Constructing America 33
- 3. The Sun Gives without Receiving 69
- 4. The Beach (a Fantasy) 97
- 5. Viscerality, Faith, and Skepticism: Another Theory of Magic 121
- 6. Transgression 157
- 7. NYPD Blues 175
- 8. The Language of Flowers 189
- Acknowledgments 219
- Notes 221
- Index 241