Inscribed Landscapes
Author | : Bruno David |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0824824725 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824824723 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
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.