"The book's interdisciplinary nature is one of its great gifts. The multiple authorial voices meld into a provocative dialogue that could be likened romantically to an urban market or an ideal academic conference. . . . Although J. B. Jackson did not single-handedly create cultural landscape studies in the United States, he profoundly shaped the field and its practitioners. This volume ... Read moremoves the endeavor forward by focusing a critical eye on his legacy. In the years to come, insights gained from it will inform increasingly complex readings of the built forms surrounding us."
CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship
"Everyday America is a fascinating and at times challenging collection of essays that will be essential reading for anyone working on cultural landscapes for years to come. If the book can be seen as a reflection on the 'state of the field' today, it also has potential to shape it in the sense that those reading it will be urged to rethink their own agendas and methods, which can only serve to reinvigorate studies of cultural landscapes or, at the very least, those of us studying them."
Winterthur Portfolio
“With this collection of essays, Groth and Wilson pay such a tribute, chiefly by demonstrating how, in the course of his career, Jackson shifted the ways planners, sociologists, policy analysts, anthropologists, landscape architects, historians, and geographers understood the implications of everyday cultural landscapes. . . . Both well-read Jackson scholars and relative newcomers to his works will find this book interesting. It will inspire those unfamiliar with his work to read his own words, as well as those of the many noted authors referenced throughout or who contributed to this volume.”
Material Culture
"Everyday America considers the shortcomings and blind spots of Jackson and his successors, but on the whole it encourages the direct observation of landscapes and celebrates Jackson’s protean contributions. Given the evidence of insightful scholarship across regions and disciplines that has been inspired and informed by Jackson’s work, it is easy to concur."
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