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Sublime and Beautiful Objects
Brian J. Hudson
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Description for Sublime and Beautiful Objects
Paperback. A celebration of Jamaican waterfalls. It explores the appeal of waterfalls, their portrayal in word and image, their roles in recreation and tourism, and their use as sources of mechanical and electrical energy. It refers to well-known falls of the island but is not a descriptive guide. Num Pages: 150 pages, 24 colour plates, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; RBKF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Millions of people worldwide share a great fascination with waterfalls. In this first and only book about Jamaican waterfalls, Dr Brian J. Hudson looks at the unique appeal of waterfalls, their portrayal in words and image, their roles in recreation and tourism, and their use as sources of mechanical and electrical energy. Although this book refers to all well known falls of the island and to many of those known only to a few, it is not a descriptive guide. Rather, it examines the aesthetics of Jamaican waterfalls and the problems of competing uses and excessive exploitation in the context ... Read more
Millions of people worldwide share a great fascination with waterfalls. In this first and only book about Jamaican waterfalls, Dr Brian J. Hudson looks at the unique appeal of waterfalls, their portrayal in words and image, their roles in recreation and tourism, and their use as sources of mechanical and electrical energy. Although this book refers to all well known falls of the island and to many of those known only to a few, it is not a descriptive guide. Rather, it examines the aesthetics of Jamaican waterfalls and the problems of competing uses and excessive exploitation in the context ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kingston, Jamaica
ISBN
9789766400835
SKU
V9789766400835
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Brian J. Hudson
Brian J. Hudson is Associate and past Senior Lecturer at the School of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Surveying, Queensland University of Technology Gardens. The author of Cities on the Shore: The Urban Littoral Frontier (London: Pinter, 1996), his research interests include landscape aesthetics, tourism development and the Jamaican environment.
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