Landscape and Power, Second Edition

Landscape and Power, Second Edition
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 0226532054
ISBN-13 : 9780226532059
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Book Synopsis Landscape and Power, Second Edition by : William John Thomas Mitchell

Download or read book Landscape and Power, Second Edition written by William John Thomas Mitchell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-04-15 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text considers landscape not simply as an object to be seen or a text to be read, but as an instrument of cultural force, a central tool in the creation of national and social identities. This edition adds a new preface and five new essays.


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