Main entry:

Wickham, Louise.

Title & Author:

Gardens in history : a political perspective / Louise Wickham.

Publication:

[Macclesfield] : Windgather Press, ©2012.

Description:

viii, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index.
Ancient Gardens as Political Expressions of Power -- The Garden in the Islamic Empire's Expansion -- Renaissance Italian Gardens and Political Ideology -- Absolutism and Diplomacy in the French Formal Garden -- The Landscape Garden as a Political Tool for Whig England -- The Picturesque Debate as a Political Metaphor -- Nineteenth Century Public Parks in British Reform Politics -- Botanic Gardens, Politics and Empire -- Gardens in Japan: Religion, Politics and Culture -- Twentieth Century Gardens: Socialist Politics and Conservation.

Summary:

Over the past 50 years, the subject of garden history has been firmly established as an academic discipline. While many have explored what was created in gardens throughout history, the reasons as to why they were created has naturally been more diverse. Depending on the background of the author, the ideas have ranged from aesthetic values deriving from art, philosophical thoughts and ideas, social and even economic forces. Occasionally some thought has been given to the influence of political ideology such as the development of the English landscape garden in the first half of the 18th century.

ISBN:

9781905119431 (paperback)
1905119437 (paperback)

Subject:

Garden archaeology Political aspects.
Gardens Political aspects.
Gardens History Political aspects.
Landscape gardening History.
Archéologie des jardins Aspect politique.
Jardins Aspect politique.
Landscape gardening
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282751
Call No.: BIB 220495
Status: Available