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Topophilia — is described in Webster s New International Dictionary of the English Language as literally love of place . It is a term used to describe the strong sense of place or identity among certain peoples. It combines the Greek word topo or top ,… … Wikipedia
topophilia — /top ə filˈ i ə/ noun Great affection for a particular place ORIGIN: Gr topos place, and phileein to love … Useful english dictionary
topophilia — great love or affection for a particular place Love and Attraction … Phrontistery dictionary
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings — (fotografiert von Carl van Vechten, 1953) … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Back-to-the-land movement — The phrase back to the land movement refers to a North American social phenomenon of the 1960s and 1970s. This particular back to the land movement was a migration from cities to rural areas that took place in the United States, its greatest… … Wikipedia
Ethnolinguistics — (sometimes called cultural linguistics[1]) is a field of linguistics which studies the relationship between language and culture, and the way different ethnic groups perceive the world. It is the combination between ethnology and linguistics. The … Wikipedia
Spirit of place — refers to the unique, distinctive and cherished aspects of a place; often those celebrated by artists and writers, but also those cherished in folk tales, festivals and celebrations. It is thus as much in the invisible weave of culture (stories,… … Wikipedia
Yi-Fu Tuan — (Traditional Chinese: 段義孚), born 5 December 1930) is a Chinese American geographer.Tuan was born in 1930 in Tientsin, China. He was the son of a middle class diplomat and was part of the educated class in the then Republic of China.Tuan attended… … Wikipedia
Sense of place — The term sense of place has been defined and utilized in different ways by different people. To some, it is a characteristic that some geographic places have and some do not, while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people (not by… … Wikipedia
