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Very Short Introductions

Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

Campbell, Gordon (Fellow in Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions: Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

 

Gordon Campbell embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens in their many forms, in history and culture across the world. He also look at variations on the modern garden, including the suburban garden, the city garden, the guerrilla garden, and the vegetable garden, and considers the future of gardens.


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Beschrijving Very Short Introductions: Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers.

In this Very Short Introduction, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.

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ISBN
9780199689873
Pagina's
192
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Serie
Very Short Introductions
NUR
424
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford