A Jackson, John Brinckerhoff 1909- creator text bibliography ctu 1994 monographic eng

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ix, 212 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. J.B. Jackson, a pioneer in the field of landscape studies, here takes us on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how our surroundings reflect important changes in our culture. Because we live in urban and industrial environments that are constantly evolving, says Jackson, time and movement are increasingly important to us, place and permanence less so. We no longer gain a feeling of community from where we live or assemble but from common work hours, habits, and customs. Jackson examines the new vernacular landscape of trailers, parking lots, trucks, loading docks, and suburban garages, which all reflect this emphasis of motility and transience; he redefines roads as scenes of work and leisure and social intercourse - as places rather than as means of getting to places; he argues that pubic parks are now primarily for children, older people, and nature lovers, while more mobile or gregarious people seek recreation in shopping malls, in the street, and in sports arenas; he discusses the form and function of dwellings in New Mexico, from prehistoric Pueblo villages to mobile homes; and he criticizes the tendency of some environmentalists to venerate nature instead of interacting with it and learning to share it with others. Written with Jackson's customary lucidity and elegance, this book reveals his passion for vernacular culture, his insights into a style of life that blurs the boundaries between work and leisure, between middle and working classes, and between public and private spaces. Accessible landscape -- Seeing New Mexico -- Pueblo dwellings and our own -- Church or Plaza? -- The mobile home on the range -- Beyond Wilderness -- In favor of trees -- The past and future park -- Vernacular gardens -- Working at home -- A sense of place, a sense of time -- Looking into automobiles -- Truck city -- Roads belong in the landscape. John Brinckerhoff Jackson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-209) and index. Landscapes New Mexico Manners and customs Travel Landscapes New Mexico Description and travel New Mexico Social life and customs F796 J27 1994 978.9 0300060025 9780300060027 0300063970 9780300063974 pucpr 931221 20200310101959.0 eng