Sites Unseen challenges conventions for viewing and interpreting the landscape, using visual theory to move beyond traditional practices of describing and classifying objects to explore notions of audience and context. While other fields, such as art history and geography, have engaged poststructuralist theory to consider vision and representation, the application of such inquiry to the natural or built environment has lagged behind. This book, by treating landscape as a spatial, psychological, and sensory encounter, aims to bridge this gap, opening a new dialogue for discussing the...

Carved from eight square miles of Bucks County farmland northeast of Philadelphia, Levittown, Pennsylvania, is a symbol of postwar suburbia and the fulfillment of the American dream. Begun in 1952, after the completion of an identically named community on Long Island, the second Levittown soon eclipsed its New York counterpart in scale and ambition, yet it continues to live in the shadow of its better-known sister and has received limited scholarly attention. Second Suburb uncovers the unique story of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and its significance to American social, architectural,...

Herbal Antibiotics and Antivirals- Natural Herbal Treatments that can Cure Almost All Ailments It's been a part of human culture for 60,000 years, and you can see its influence in every great civilization throughout history, from the Egyptians to the Greeks to the Chinese. It has saved countless human lives and bettered even more, and it can become a part of your life today. What is it? Herbal medicine. Many herbs offer a number of health benefits to those who know how to use them, and herbal remedies exist for everything ranging from the common cold to Alzheimer's disease. Herbs are an...