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Author Wickham, Louise, author.
Title Gardens in history : a political perspective / Louise Wickham.
Publisher Oxford, UK : Windgather Press, [2012]
Copyright date ©2012


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Descript 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations
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Contents 1. Ancient gardens as political expressions of power -- 2. The garden in the Islamic Empire's expansion -- 3. Renaissance Italian gardens and political ideology -- 4. Absolutism and diplomacy in the French formal garden -- 5. The landscape garden as a political tool for Whig England -- 6. The picturesque debate as a political metaphor -- 7. Nineteenth century public parks in British reform politics -- 8. Botanic gardens, politics and empire -- 9. Gardens in Japan : religion, politics and culture -- 10. Twentieth century gardens : socialist politics and conservation.
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ISBN 9781842178904 (electronic book)
1842178903 (electronic book)
9781905119431 (paper)
1905119437 (paper)
1299181503 (ebk)
9781299181502 (ebk)
1842178881
9781842178881
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Author Wickham, Louise, author.
Subject Garden archaeology -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- History -- Political aspects.
Landscape gardening -- History.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations
Content text txt
still image sti
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents 1. Ancient gardens as political expressions of power -- 2. The garden in the Islamic Empire's expansion -- 3. Renaissance Italian gardens and political ideology -- 4. Absolutism and diplomacy in the French formal garden -- 5. The landscape garden as a political tool for Whig England -- 6. The picturesque debate as a political metaphor -- 7. Nineteenth century public parks in British reform politics -- 8. Botanic gardens, politics and empire -- 9. Gardens in Japan : religion, politics and culture -- 10. Twentieth century gardens : socialist politics and conservation.
Note English.
ISBN 9781842178904 (electronic book)
1842178903 (electronic book)
9781905119431 (paper)
1905119437 (paper)
1299181503 (ebk)
9781299181502 (ebk)
1842178881
9781842178881
Author Wickham, Louise, author.
Subject Garden archaeology -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- History -- Political aspects.
Landscape gardening -- History.

Subject Garden archaeology -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- Political aspects.
Gardens -- History -- Political aspects.
Landscape gardening -- History.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations
Content text txt
still image sti
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents 1. Ancient gardens as political expressions of power -- 2. The garden in the Islamic Empire's expansion -- 3. Renaissance Italian gardens and political ideology -- 4. Absolutism and diplomacy in the French formal garden -- 5. The landscape garden as a political tool for Whig England -- 6. The picturesque debate as a political metaphor -- 7. Nineteenth century public parks in British reform politics -- 8. Botanic gardens, politics and empire -- 9. Gardens in Japan : religion, politics and culture -- 10. Twentieth century gardens : socialist politics and conservation.
Note English.
ISBN 9781842178904 (electronic book)
1842178903 (electronic book)
9781905119431 (paper)
1905119437 (paper)
1299181503 (ebk)
9781299181502 (ebk)
1842178881
9781842178881
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