A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time

Jackson, John Brinckerhoff

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This work takes readers on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how surroundings reflect important changes in culture. The book examines the new vernacular landscape of trailers, parking lots, roads and shopping malls. Preface vii The Accessible Landscape 1(12) SOUTHWEST Seeing New Mexico 13(14) Pueblo Dwellings and Our Own 27(12) Church or Plaza? 39(12) The Mobile Home on the Range 51(20) ENVIRONMENTS Beyond Wilderness 71(22) In Favor of Trees 93(12) The Past and Future Park 105(14) Vernacular Gardens 119(16) Working at Home 135(14) TOWNS, CARS, AND ROADS A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time 149(16) Looking into Automobiles 165(6) Truck City 171(16) Roads Belong in the Landscape 187(19) Notes 206(4) Index 210
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Schrijver
Jackson, John Brinckerhoff
Titel
A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time
Uitgever
Yale University Press
Jaar
1996
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
224
Gewicht
247 gr
EAN
9780300063974
Afmetingen
210 x 146 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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