Landscapes of Privilege ─ The Politics of the Aesthetic in an American Suburb

Duncan and Duncan (both geography, Cambridge U.) describe the role that aesthetics plays in the production of place and of identities through houses, gardens, and home communities; and comment on the wider social consequences such an aestheticized view of the world. Their case study is Bedford, New York, and focuses on pastoral Bedford and historic Bedford Village. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

James Duncan is a University Lecturer in Geography at Cambridge University, and Nancy Duncan is Affiliated Lecturer of Geography at Cambridge University.