| Reading the Garden: The Settlement of Australia Contributor(s): Holmes, Katie (Author), Martin, Susan K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522851150 ISBN-13: 9780522851151 Publisher: Melbourne University OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: Examining individual gardens, both public and private, this book illuminates the meaning and uses of gardens and gardening in Australia from white settlement to the late 20th century. Exploring memory and belonging, domestication and civilization, nationalism and identity, the themes are woven into a compelling narrative around gardens and landscape. The guide also explains how gardens have helped make meaning and "home "in a new place, enabled connections with the Australian environment or rejection of it, and facilitated the development of friendships and social connections. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Regional - General |
| Dewey: 635.099 |
| LCCN: 2008378480 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 240 pages |