About the Author

Yi-Fu Tuan is the J.K. Wright and Vilas professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include The Hydrological Cycle and the Wisdom of God   (Toronto), Topophilia  (Prentice-Hall), Space and Place  (Minnesota), Landscapes of Fear  (Pantheon), Segmented Worlds and Self  (Minnesota), Dominance and Affection  (Yale), The Good Life  (Wisconsin), and Morality and Imagination  (Wisconsin).