Landscapes of privilege the politics of the aesthetic in an American suburb

James and Nancy Duncan look at how the aesthetics of physical landscapes are fully enmeshed in producing the American class system. Focusing on an archetypal upper class American suburb-Bedford in Westchester County, NY-they show how the physical presentation of a place carries with it a range of ma...

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Main Authors Duncan, James S, Duncan, Nancy
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 2004
Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
City planning
City planning - New York (State) - Bedford (Westchester County)
Landscape architecture
Landscape assessment
Landscape protection
Sociology & Social Policy
Urban Studies
Bedford (Westchester County)
New York (State)
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Summary:James and Nancy Duncan look at how the aesthetics of physical landscapes are fully enmeshed in producing the American class system. Focusing on an archetypal upper class American suburb-Bedford in Westchester County, NY-they show how the physical presentation of a place carries with it a range of markers of inclusion and exclusion. James Duncan is a University Lecturer in Geography at Cambridge University, and Nancy Duncan is Affiliated Lecturer of Geography at Cambridge University.
Bibliography:0415946875 (alk. paper)
0415946883 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN:9780415946889
0415946875
9780415946872
0415946883
DOI:10.4324/9780203505755