{"product_id":"the-invention-of-the-english-landscape-9781350269767","title":"The Invention of the English Landscape","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince at least the Reformation, English men and women have been engaged in visiting, exploring and portraying, in words and images, the landscape of their nation. \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the English Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e examines these journeys and investigations to explore how the natural and historic English landscape was reconfigured to become a widely enjoyed cultural and leisure resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Borsay considers the manifold forces behind this transformation, such as the rise of consumer culture, the media, industrial and transport revolutions, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Gothic revival. In doing so, he reveals the development of a powerful bond between landscape and natural identity, against the backdrop of social and political change from the early modern period to the start of the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorsay's interdisciplinary approach demonstrates how human understandings of the natural world shaped the geography of England, and uncovers a wealth of valuable mate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187292332375,"sku":"9781350269767","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-invention-of-the-english-landscape-9781350269767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}