| The Necessity for Ruins and Other Topics Contributor(s): Jackson, J. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870232924 ISBN-13: 9780870232923 Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1980 Annotation: Jackson discussed the evolution of the development, use, and perception of landscape--the space around us in the most general sense. The title chapter examines the proliferation of historic parks and monuments and argues that American culture demands a three-step formulation of history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Architecture | Landscape - Travel | United States - General |
| Dewey: 917.3 |
| LCCN: 79023212 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.58" W x 8.5" (0.45 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Essays examine the way we perceive landscape, the effect of gardens and cities of the past on the landscapes of the present, and the way American architecture has broken with tradition. Discussion relates the importance of space to relativism throughout time. |