The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered Society
- ISBN-10
- 1565842480
- ISBN-13
- 9781565842489
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Lucy R. Lippard
Description
Explores the multiple senses of place in society through cultural studies, history, geography, photography, and contemporary public art
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