Symbolic Landscapes

Symbolic Landscapes presents a definitive collection of landscape/place studies that explores symbolic, cultural levels of geographical meanings. Essays written by philosophers, geographers, architects, social scientists, art historians, and literati, bring specific modes of expertise and perspectiv...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Backhaus, Gary. (Editor), Murungi, John. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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