The Bridge to Dalmatia: A Search for the Meaning of Place (Hardcover)

~ Professor Francis Violich (Author) "My father's village of Kuna stood for centuries high above the Adriatic Sea on a mountainous plateau on the Dalmatian coast..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"The importance of Violich's book is, in part, his attempts to arrive at a suggested methodology of researching place, to understand more completely how cultural identity is shaped by it. His methods have clearly born important results... The Bridge to Dalmatia is an important case study of the workings of place. No doubt planners and students of town space will find it an important model to draw upon in interpretations of how people's identity becomes bound up in the everyday spaces that surround them." -- Environment and Planning

"Violich operates at several levels simultaneously, expertly combining a humanistic, historical interpretation of place and practical lessons in how to proceed... Here is one more example of the creative power of beauty and identity within an historical community living in hardship." -- Robert Mugerauer, Journal of the American Planning Association

"Violich writes in a clear and logical way, sometimes with a sense of mild satire and with beautiful sparks of poetry. In every page his love and concern for Dalmatia is evident." -- Mirjana Randic, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

"This book is a labour of love and hope... a lyrical and evocative work which may eschew obvious politics, yet is a work of profound commitment and vision." -- K.S. Brown, Urban History

Book Description

Readers accompany the author to places such as Zadar, Split, and Brac to discover the distinctive structural systems and human meanings hidden along the Dalmatian coast.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (January 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801855543
• ISBN-13: 978-0801855542
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #865,041 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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