Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America

Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-13 : 0801862647
ISBN-10 : 9780801862649
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Book Synopsis Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America by : Arnold R. Alanen

Download or read book Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America written by Arnold R. Alanen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000-04-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword : In search of the American cultural landscape / Dolores Hayden -- Considering nature and culture in historic landscape preservation / Robert Z. Melnick -- Selling heritage landscapes / Richard Francaviglia -- The history and preservation of urban parks and cemeteries / David Schuyler and Patricia M. O'Donnell -- Appropriating place in Puerto Rican barrios : preserving contemporary urban landscapes / Luis Aponte-Parés -- Considering the ordinary : vernacular landscapes in small towns and rural areas / Arnold R. Alanen -- Asian American imprints on the Western landscape / Gail Lee Dubrow -- Ethnographic landscapes : transforming nature into culture / Donald L. Hardesty -- Integrity as a value in cultural landscape preservation / Catherine Howett.


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