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Book Reviews l a n d s c a p e s (2011), 1, pp. 97–108 Zoran Roca, Paul Claval and John Agnew (eds), Landscapes, Identities and Development (2011) Ashgate, Farnham, [xxi] + 485 pages, 121 illustrations 22 tables, ISBN 9781409405542, £75.00 One might say, yet another large tome full of international and inter-disciplinary papers about the theory and philosophy of landscape. But this is one for which room must be made, because of the breadth of its view, the range of new approaches it encapsulates and the large body of researchers whose voices and ideas it offers. National narratives, disciplinary positions and personal agendas all contribute to a rich tapestry of landscape diversity. Drawing on sessions at the 23rd Meeting of the PESCRL (the Permanent European Standing Conference for the Study of Rural Landscapes) held in Portugal in 2008, the three eminent editors of this book provide in 30 chapters the thoughts and exemplars of 52 other landscape researchers from about two dozen different countries. The chapters are divided equally between four sections: ‘... Between Image and Reality’ (including the perennial tension between landscape as perception and as materiality), ‘History, Heritage and Social Change’ (from long term overviews such as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2011 Maney Publishing
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2040-8153
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10.1179/lan.2011.12.1.97
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l a n d s c a p e s (2011), 1, pp. 97–108 Zoran Roca, Paul Claval and John Agnew (eds), Landscapes, Identities and Development (2011) Ashgate, Farnham, [xxi] + 485 pages, 121 illustrations 22 tables, ISBN 9781409405542, £75.00 One might say, yet another large tome full of international and inter-disciplinary papers about the theory and philosophy of landscape. But this is one for which room must be made, because of the breadth of its view, the range of new approaches it encapsulates and the large body of researchers whose voices and ideas it offers. National narratives, disciplinary positions and personal agendas all contribute to a rich tapestry of landscape diversity. Drawing on sessions at the 23rd Meeting of the PESCRL (the Permanent European Standing Conference for the Study of Rural Landscapes) held in Portugal in 2008, the three eminent editors of this book provide in 30 chapters the thoughts and exemplars of 52 other landscape researchers from about two dozen different countries. The chapters are divided equally between four sections: ‘... Between Image and Reality’ (including the perennial tension between landscape as perception and as materiality), ‘History, Heritage and Social Change’ (from long term overviews such as

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