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The study of the cultural landscape has gained momentum in recent
years, revealing new insights to geographers, archaeologists,
sociologists and architects. The cultural landscape is often viewed
as an emblematic site and thus a key player in the heritage
process. This book explores the overlapping and often complex
relationships between identity, memory, heritage and the cultural
landscape. It provides an overview of new approaches in the study
of these relationships, combined with evidence from Ireland,
England, Scotland and the United States. These case studies
demonstrate the significance of the past in the contemporary
construction of identity narratives and draw attention to the
powerful role of monuments and parades as sites of cultural
heritage. The focus then shifts to the way in which heritage has
become politicized for various ends, demonstrating the changing
perception of particular heritage sites and buildings, and the role
that this has played in constructing and reconstructing particular
identities.
The study of the cultural landscape has gained momentum in recent
years, revealing new insights to geographers, archaeologists,
sociologists and architects. The cultural landscape is often viewed
as an emblematic site and thus a key player in the heritage
process. This book explores the overlapping and often complex
relationships between identity, memory, heritage and the cultural
landscape. It provides an overview of new approaches in the study
of these relationships, combined with evidence from Ireland,
England, Scotland and the United States. These case studies
demonstrate the significance of the past in the contemporary
construction of identity narratives and draw attention to the
powerful role of monuments and parades as sites of cultural
heritage. The focus then shifts to the way in which heritage has
become politicized for various ends, demonstrating the changing
perception of particular heritage sites and buildings, and the role
that this has played in constructing and reconstructing particular
identities.
Yvonne Whelan takes the reader from the contested iconography of
Dublin as it evolved in the years before Independence through to
the contemporary plans for the millennium spire on O'Connell
Street, showing how a shift has taken place from an intensely
political symbolic landscape to one that is increasingly
apolitical, in tune with the changing nature of Irish politics,
culture and society at the turn of the 21st century. In her
comprehensive discussion of how the streetscape has changed, Whelan
explores the capacity of the cultural landscape to underpin and
reinforce particular narratives of identity and reveals the ways in
which issues of street naming, building, designing and
memorializing became firmly grounded in space and bound up with the
politics of representation. Incorporating many pictures, maps and
plans, "Reinventing Modern Dublin" is a work of historical,
cultural and urban geography, a valuable addition to the growing
body of knowledge about Dublin's historical geography and Irish
urbanism.
Yvonne Whelan takes the reader from the contested iconography of
Dublin as it evolved in the years before Independence through to
the contemporary plans for the millennium spire on O'Connell
Street, showing how a shift has taken place from an intensely
political symbolic landscape to one that is increasingly
apolitical, in tune with the changing nature of Irish politics,
culture and society at the turn of the 21st century. In her
comprehensive discussion of how the streetscape has changed, Whelan
explores the capacity of the cultural landscape to underpin and
reinforce particular narratives of identity and reveals the ways in
which issues of street naming, building, designing and
memorializing became firmly grounded in space and bound up with the
politics of representation. Incorporating many pictures, maps and
plans, "Reinventing Modern Dublin" is a work of historical,
cultural and urban geography, a valuable addition to the growing
body of knowledge about Dublin's historical geography and Irish
urbanism.
"This ambitious volume reviews the best recent work in historical
geography... It demonstrates how a dual sense of history and
geography is necessary to understand such key areas of contemporary
debate as the inter-relationship between class, race and gender;
the character of nations and nationalism; the nature and challenges
of urban life; the legacies of colonialism; and the meaning and
values attributed to places, landscapes and environments." - Mike
Heffernan, University of Nottingham Key Concepts in Historical
Geography forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for
the Human Geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 24 short
essays, it provides a cutting edge introduction to the central
concepts that define contemporary research in Historical Geography.
Involving detailed and expansive discussions, the book includes: An
introductory chapter providing a succinct overview of the recent
developments in the field 24 key concepts entries with
comprehensive explanations, definitions and evolutions of the
subject Pedagogic features that enhance understanding including a
glossary, figures, diagrams and further reading Key Concepts in
Historical Geography is an ideal companion text for upper-level
undergraduate and postgraduate students and covers the expected
staples from the discipline - from people, space and place to
colonialism and geopolitics - in an accessible style. Written by an
internationally recognized set of authors, it is is an essential
addition to any human geography student's library.
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