1st Edition
The Countryside Ideal Anglo-American Images of Landscape
By Michael Bunce
Copyright 1994
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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`God made the country, man made the town.' William Cowper's words, written two centuries ago, underline an idealisation of rural life and landscape which persists to this day. What are the main historical processes and ideas underlying the continuing attachment to the countryside? How have these shaped popular values and lifestyles influenced artistic expression, defined attitudes to nature,... Read more
INTRODUCTION 1 THE MAKING OF AN IDEAL 2 THE ARMCHAIR COUNTRYSIDE 3 A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY 4 THE PEOPLE’S PLAYGROUND 5 THE COUNTRY IN THE CITY 6 THE COUNTRYSIDE MOVEMENT 7 REFLECTIONS
Biography
Michael Bunce is Associate Professor of Geography at Scarborough College, University of Toronto, Canada.
` ... is to be welcomed, not least of all because it provides the clearest and most comprehensive account yet of ways in which attitudes towards the countryside are embedded in a long history of urban-based gowth and change. The scholarly and authoritative text (enriched by a selection of telling illustrations) will be of immense value to researchers and students alike.' - Planning Perspectives
