Fields of Vision: Landscape Imagery and National Identity in England and the United States

by Stephen Daniels

"Landscape imagery," according to Stephen Daniels, "is not merely a reflection of, or distraction from, more pressing social, economic, or political issues; it is often a powerful mode of knowledge and social engagement." As exemplars of moral order and aesthetic harmony, particular landscapes achieve the status of national icons, and imperialists, almost by definition, have annexed the homelands of others in their identity myths, projecting on "foreigners"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691032734
• ISBN13: 9780691032733
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 6.2"