Public Space and the Ideology of Place in American Culture

Author/creator Orvell, Miles Editor
Other author Meikle, Jeffrey L. Editor
Format Electronic
Publication InfoKenilworth : Rodopi
Description464 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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Summary Annotation We typically take public space for granted, as if it has continuously been there, yet public space has always been the expression of the will of some agency (person or institution) who names the space, gives it purpose, and monitors its existence. And often its use has been contested. These new essays, written for this volume, approach public space through several key questions: Who has the right to define public space? How do such places generate and sustain symbolic meaning? Is public space unchanging, or is it subject to our subjective perception? Do we, given the public nature of public space, have the right to subvert it? These eighteen essays, including several case studies, offer convincing evidence of a spatial turn in American studies.
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ISBN9789042025745
ISBN9042025743 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9789042025745
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