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'...for any advocate of landscape history and devotee of the Lake District, it is a must read. The bulk of the book is the elegantly told story of the central role the Lake District has played in the evolution of the British preoccupation with and love of landscape.' Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and former Director-General of the National Trust 'Overall, the essays in this volume are full of interest, both substantive and methodological'. Harriet Ritvo,Massachusetts Institute of Technology ' ... this book is interesting, informative,and a good read adding an additional dimension to our knowledge of the cultural processes underpinning the development of the Lake District as a tourism destination'. The Journal of Historical Geography ' ... this book is an excellent read for anyone interested in the Lake District, the history of tourism, cultural landscapes and national parks'. Landscape History

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Professor John K. Walton is IKERBASQUE Research Professor at the Department of Contemporary History, University of the Basque Country, Leoia, Bilbao, Spain and Jason Wood, is Director of Heritage Consultancy Services, Lancaster, UK. Susan Denyer, John K. Walton, Angus J.L. Winchester Melanie Hall, Keith Hanley, Adam Menuge, Jonathan Westway, Mike Huggins, Keith Gregson, Sarah Rutherford, Jason Wood, David Cooper.

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