Landscape and Power (Paperback)

W.J.T. Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0226532054 / ISBN 13: 9780226532059

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. The first edition of this book, published in 1994, reshaped the direction of landscape studies by considering 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 second edition adds not only a new preface, but five new essaysfrom Edward Said, W. J. T. Mitchell, Jonathan Bordo, Michael Taussig, and Robert Pogue Harrison-extending the scope of the book in remarkable ways. This work, originally published in 1994, reshapes the direction of landscape studies by considering 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 identity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Landscape and Power (Paperback)
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226532054
• ISBN 13: 9780226532059
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The classic, groundbreaking work that reshaped landscape studies and continues to guide the field today

The first edition of this book, published in 1994, reshaped the direction of landscape studies by considering 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 second edition adds not only a new preface, but five new essays—from Edward Said, W. J. T. Mitchell, Jonathan Bordo, Michael Taussig, and Robert Pogue Harrison—extending the scope of the book in remarkable ways.

Landscape and Power continues to be a central text for students and scholars who want to understand the importance of landscape to the making of our social, political, and cultural world.

About the Author

W. J. T. Mitchell, the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago, is the editor of Critical Inquiry and author of several books, including The Last Dinosaur Book, also published by the University of Chicago Press.