Our Forbidden Land by Fay Godwin

Our Forbidden Land by Fay Godwin

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Summary

In "Forbidden Land" Godwin treats the landscape with the same aesthetic as she evinced in "Land". However, the growing realization that much of this landscape is under threat from military and commercial exploitation has added a political perspective to her work, both photographs and text.

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Our Forbidden Land by Fay Godwin

The book consists of 120 black and white photographs, along with a text written by Fay Godwin. We now have a landscape under threat and this book aims to combine a powerful aesthetic sense of the landscape with a deep political commitment. The book covers the whole of the British Isles from Land's End to the Highlands of Scotland. "Forbidden Land" examines in detail the ownership of land. It also explores the abuse of land by the Ministry of Defence and by developers. Fay Godwin focusses particularly on the battles in West Cornwall where Patrick Heron has fought to retain the land covenanted to the National Trust 30 years ago, as well as forestry in the flow country, the English Heritage's management of Stonehenge, the access to land owned by the National Trust, the illegal closure of rights of way by the military as well as particular stories in East Anglia, the Peak District and Scotland.
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ISBN 13 9780224027519
ISBN 10 0224027514
Title Our Forbidden Land
Author Fay Godwin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1990-09-27
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.