Finding solace in the soil : an archaeology of gardens and gardeners at Amache /

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"Tells the largely unknown story of the gardens of Amache, the War Relocation Authority incarceration camp in Colorado. Combining physical evidence with oral histories, archival data, personal photographs, and memories of former Amache incarcerees, the book describes how gardeners cultivated co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, Bonnie J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2020]
Subjects:
Granada Relocation Center.
Granada Relocation Center
1942-1945
Garden archaeology > Colorado > Amache.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Colorado > Amache.
Ethnoarchaeology > Colorado > Amache.
Japanese Americans > Colorado > Amache > Antiquities.
Japanese Americans > Colorado > Amache > History.
Japanese Americans > Colorado > Amache > Social life and customs.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Ethnoarchaeology
Excavations (Archaeology)
Garden archaeology
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans > Social life and customs
Colorado > Amache
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue. A Visit to Amache
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Studying Amache's Gardens: Methodology and Practice
  • 3. Japanese Gardens and Diaspora
  • 4. A Prison on the Prairie
  • 5. Transforming the Landscape
  • 6. Making Connections
  • 7. Tradition and Innovation
  • 8. Placemaking in Confinement
  • Epilogue. Gardens and Giri
  • Appendix: Taxa List of Likely Garden Plants at Amache
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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