Landscape, Nature, and the Body Politic : From Britain's Renaissance to America's New World

Illustrations vii Foreword xi Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Nature, Country, and Landscape xxiii The Political Landscape as Polity and Place 3(40) Country and Landscape 43(19) ``Masquing'' the Body Politic of Britain 62(18) Landscaping the Body Politic of the British State 80(19) Landscaping Britain's Country and Nature 99(26) Gendering the Nation's Natural Landscape 125(23) Landscaping Racial and National Progress 148(28) The ``Country'' of the United States contra the ``Landscape'' of America's New World 176(37) Conclusion: Landscape, Place, and the Body Politic 213(18) Notes 231(30) Bibliography 261(28) Index 289