Social Formation and Symbolic Landscape [Paperback]

Denis E. Cosgrove (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0299155145 | ISBN-13: 978-0299155148

Hailed as a landmark in its field since its first publication in 1984, Denis E. Cosgrove’s Social Formation and Symbolic Landscape has been influential well beyond geography. It has continued to spark lively debate among historians, geographers, art historians, social theorists, landscape architects, and others interested in the social and cultural politics of landscape.

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About the Author

Denis Cosgrove is Professor of Human Geography at the University of London, Royal Holloway, and  has been a visiting professor at the University of Toronto and the University of Texas at Austin.  His books include The Palladian Landscape, The Iconography of Landscape, Engineering the Landscape, and Durability and Change: The Science, Responsibility, and Cost of Sustaining Cultural Heritage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press (April 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299155145
• ISBN-13: 978-0299155148
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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