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Cultivating Nature : The Conservation of a Valencian Working Landscape /

The watery terrain of the Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of Valencia that is widely regarded as the birthplace of paella, has long been prized by residents and visitors alike. Since the twentieth century, the disparate visions of city dwellers, farmers, fishermen, scientists, po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Sarah R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The watery terrain of the Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of Valencia that is widely regarded as the birthplace of paella, has long been prized by residents and visitors alike. Since the twentieth century, the disparate visions of city dwellers, farmers, fishermen, scientists, politicians, and tourists have made this working landscape a site of ongoing conflict over environmental conservation in Europe, the future of Spain, and Valencian identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780295743325