A sense of place, a sense of time

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See Cited by: A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time book. Read 7 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. J.B. Jackson, a pioneer in the field of landscape /5(7). John Brinckerhoff Jackson is the founder of Landscape magazine and has taught the history of the American landscape at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley.

His most recent book. 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.

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A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time by J. Jackson This essay is excerpted from the book of the same name, published by Yale University Press.

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