Isbn: 9780956712806 - border voices on border ruins (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book still in great condition. Cover and corners has some wear but pages are free from notes and in great condition. See images. A great book. About the book >.>.> It is no surprise that Hugh MacDiarmid, the greatest 20th century writer from the Scottish Borders, once wrote: "there are plenty of ruined buildings in the world, but no ruined stones". The combination of historical dereliction - whether at the hands of Henry VIII's troops or modern capitalism - and geological permanence leaves an indelible impression on anyone who has lived in the area. The evidence of that lingering ambivalence, between past and present, between abandonment and recovery, between myth and history, is evident throughout this volume. Ruins are ofter spaces where the new can establish a foothold.…