Storied Ground - Landscape and the Shaping of English National IdentityPevná vazba
Storied Ground - Landscape and the Shaping of English National IdentityPevná vazba People have always attached meaning to the landscape that surrounds them. The book takes us from the fells of the…
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Storied Ground - Landscape and the Shaping of English National IdentityPevná vazba
People have always attached meaning to the landscape that surrounds them. The book takes us from the fells of the Lake District to the uplands of Northumberland; from the streetscapes of industrial Manchester to the heart of London. In Storied Ground Paul Readman uncovers why landscape matters so much to the English people, exploring its particular importance in shaping English national identity amid the transformations of modernity.
Between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, Englishness extended far beyond the pastoral idyll of chocolate-box thatched cottages, waving fields of corn and quaint country churches. This panoramic journey reveals the significance, not only of the physical characteristics of landscapes, but also of the sense of the past, collective memories and cultural traditions that give these places their meaning. It was found in diverse locations - urban
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