Civilising Grass : the Art of the Lawn on the South African Highveld.
Civilising Grass explores the history and meaning of the lawn on the South African highveld. Through a close examination of literary texts and visual images, the book explores the history and meaning of the lawn, the social and cultural expressions of land ownership, and such value-laden notions as...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Johannesburg :
Witwatersrand University Press,
2019.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Civilising Grass explores the history and meaning of the lawn on the South African highveld. Through a close examination of literary texts and visual images, the book explores the history and meaning of the lawn, the social and cultural expressions of land ownership, and such value-laden notions as race, respectability and 'whiteness'. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781776143115 1776143116 |