This book represents an an attempt by the author to explain in terms of the concept of place every major feature of human experience ranging from the common perception of what one means by "home," to issues arising from education, religion, ethics, ecology, politics, and law. It is also concerned with the manner in which artists and poets have included the concept in their attempts to penetrate the surface of daily appearances, and in general with the frequently mentioned but little understood notion of a sense of place.