Understanding Ordinary Landscapes

Understanding Ordinary Landscapes
ISBN-10
0300072031
ISBN-13
9780300072037
Category
Social Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1997-01-01
Publisher
Yale University Press
Authors
Paul Groth, Paul Erling Groth, Todd W. Bressi

Description

How does knowledge of everyday environments foster deeper understanding of both past and present cultural life? Traditional studies in this field have been of rural life. Here, contributors explore aspects of the emergent field of urban cultural landscape studies--with the challenging issues of class, race, ethnicity, and subculture--to demonstrate the value of investigating the many meanings of ordinary settings. 67 illustrations.

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