Hollow and Home: A History of Self and Place
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1943665826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Open, direct, economical, and vividly honest.” —Joseph A. Amato, author of Everyday Life: How the Ordinary Became Extraordinary
He describes in rich detail the ways the town shaped him in both enabling and disabling ways. These elements act in concert to constitute a place. Casey, Christian Norberg-Schulz, Yi-Fu Tuan, and Witold Rybczynski, but he applies theory with a light touch. In the end, after years of moving from place to place, Carlisle’s experience in Appalachia helped him rediscover his hometown—both the Old Delaware, where he grew up, and the New Delaware, a larger, thriving small city—as his true home. It also refers to the psychological, social, and cultural influences at work at a given location. The first is Clover Hollow in Appalachian Virginia, where the author lived for ten years among fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-generation residents. . Carlisle incorporates perspectives from writers like Edward S. The story then turns to Carlisle’s life growing up in Delaware, Ohio. Place refers to geographical and constructed places—location, topography, landscape, and buildings. It proposes that place is a complex and dynamic ph