Harvest of the suburbs : an environmental history of growing food in Australian cities / Andrea Gaynor.

Main entry:

Gaynor, Andrea.

Title & Author:

Harvest of the suburbs : an environmental history of growing food in Australian cities / Andrea Gaynor.

Publication:

Crawley, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 2006.

Description:

viii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-256) and index.
Into the suburbs... -- Fecund and fetid: 1880-1918 -- 'His own vine and fig tree' -- Prudence and preference: 1919-37 -- Fear and pride: 1938-54 -- The contemporary and the cautious: 1955-73 -- Circles and cycles: 1974-2000 -- Conclusion: a diverse harvest

Summary:

"Drawing on sources ranging from gardening books and magazines to statistics and oral history, Harvest of the suburbs challenges some widespread myths about food production in Australian cities, and traces the reasons for its enduring popularity. It describes changing attitudes and techniques, and explores the relationship between food production and a range of contemporary ideas relating to work, social organisation, gender roles, health and the body, and nature. In doing so, it provides new insights into the tension between the quest for independence and the desire for interdependence in suburban Australia." --book cover.

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ISBN:

192069448X (paperback)
9781920694487 (paperback)

Subject:

Kitchen gardens Australia History.
Kitchen gardens Social aspects Australia.
Food animals Australia History.
Food animals Social aspects Australia.
Community gardens Australia History.
Community development, Urban Australia History.
Community development, Urban Australia.
Potagers Australie Histoire.
Potagers Aspect social Australie.
Animaux destinés à l'alimentation Australie Histoire.
Animaux destinés à l'alimentation Aspect social Australie.
Jardins communautaires Australie Histoire.
Développement communautaire urbain Australie Histoire.
Développement communautaire urbain Australie.
Community development, Urban.
Community gardens.
Food animals.
Kitchen gardens.
Trädgårdsskötsel historia Australien.
Städer historia Australien.
Stadsodling.
Australia.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256098
Call No.: BIB 186388
Status: Available

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