The Countryside Ideal

Anglo-American Images of Landscape
1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-415-10435-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 383 g

`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, country life and 8andscape, and affected the development of both rural and urban landscapes? What are the consequences for society and the environment? These are the central questions addressed in this book.
The Countryside Ideal draws together diverse images of landscape to explore this preoccupation with place, culture and representation in the West.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bunce, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Bunce is Associate Professor of Geography at Scarborough College, University of Toronto, Canada.