Inscribed Landscapes

Inscribed Landscapes
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0824824725
ISBN-13 : 9780824824723
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Book Synopsis Inscribed Landscapes by : Bruno David

Download or read book Inscribed Landscapes written by Bruno David and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Inscribed Landscapes explores the role of inscription in the social construction of place, power, and identity. Bringing together twenty-one scholars across a range of fields-primarily archaeology, anthropology, and geography-it examines how social codes and hegemonic practices have resulted in the production of particular senses of place, exploring the physical and metaphysical marking of place as a means of accessing social history.


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