This is My Home

Viac o knihe

"In a period which seems to increasingly favour virtual worlds the familiar space of a physical home is becoming ever more appealing as cure against the depersonalizing of modernity. Consequently the concept of home is becoming increasingly relevent and this book, which looks at the vaired forms of domestic dwelling, and the people who live in them, offers a unique understanding of the modern interpretation of home. From the Indian rural villages to the community huts in Irian Jaya, from the fortified dwellings of Burkina Faso, to the Suri shepherd villages run by generational groups, this book offers a huge an insight into the huge numbers of places that people call home. "