Landscapes of privilege
Subtitle: the politics of the aesthetic in an American suburb
By: James S. Duncan and Nancy G. Duncan
Contributors: Duncan, Nancy, 1948-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Landscape architecture -- New York (State) -- Bedford (Westchester County); Landscape assessment -- New York (State) -- Bedford (Westchester County); Landscape protection -- New York (State) -- Bedford (Westchester County); City planning -- New York (State) -- Bedford (Westchester County)
Description: Looks 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 - shows how the physical presentation of a place carries with it a range of markers of inclusion and exclusion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-258) and index