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High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture (1991)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1991). High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture. Social Dynamics, 17(2), 41-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533959108458512

The Dutch East and West India Companies established colonies in the Caribbean, Brazil and at the Cape of Good Hope. The resulting townscapes can be read as artefacts of domination - attempts to stamp order on the chaos of newly-colonized lands. But a... Read More about High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture.

The future of biomedical engineering (1991)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & Colvin, J. (1991). The future of biomedical engineering. Journal of biomedical engineering, 13(3), 267-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-5425%2891%2990140-3

Biomedical enginerring is recognized as having developed an identity distinct from traditional engineering disciplines. The concepts which characterise this identity are outlined. The consequences of these are considered with particular attention to... Read More about The future of biomedical engineering.

Raymond Williams and local cultures (1991)
Journal Article
Longhurst, B. (1991). Raymond Williams and local cultures. Environment and Planning A, 23(2), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1068/a230229

In this paper it is maintained that Raymond Williams's writings on culture are of great importance to current developments in cultural geography. His work is periodised into three stages and its different subject matters identified. An interpretation... Read More about Raymond Williams and local cultures.