Senses of Place
- ISBN-10
- 0852559003
- ISBN-13
- 9780852559000
- Category
- Geographical perception
- Pages
- 308
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Authors
- Steven Feld, Keith H. Basso
Description
The articles collected here consider the construction of place in both a physical and conceptual sense. They discuss how places are created by, and help to create, the people who live in them.
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