Gardens of Remembrance
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Release : 2007
Category : Gardens
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Release : 2007
Category : Gardens
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Author : Virginia D. Nazarea
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 081654302X
Moveable Gardens explores how biodiversity and food can counter the alienation caused by displacement. By offering in-depth studies on a variety of regions, this volume carefully considers various forms of sanctuary making within communities, and seeks to address how carrying seeds, plants, and other traveling companions is an ongoing response to the grave conditions of displacement in today’s world. The destruction of homelands, fragmentation of habitats, and post-capitalist conditions of modernity are countered by thoughtful remembrance of tradition and the migration of seeds, which are embodied in gardening, cooking, and community building. Moveable Gardens highlights itineraries and sanctuaries in an era of massive dislocation, addressing concerns about finding comforting and familiar refuges in the Anthropocene. The worlds of marginalized individuals who live in impoverished rural communities, many Indigenous peoples, and refugees are constantly under threat of fracturing. Yet, in every case, there is resilience and regeneration as these individuals re-create their worlds through the foods, traditions, and plants they carry with them into their new realities. This volume offers a new understanding of the performances and routines of sociality in the face of daunting market forces and perilous climate transformations. These traditions sustained our ancestors, and they may suffice to secure a more meaningful, diverse future. By delving into the nature of nostalgia, burrowing into memory and knowledge, and embracing the specific wonders of each deeply rooted or newly displaced community, endlessly valuable ways of being and understanding can be preserved. Contributors: Guntra A. Aistara, Aida Curtis, Terese V. Gagnon, John Hartigan Jr., Tracey Heatherington, Taylor Hosmer, Hayden S. Kantor, Melanie Narciso, Virginia D. Nazarea, Emily F. Ramsey, Krishnendu Ray, David Sutton, James R. Veteto, Marc N. Williams
Author : Hilary J. Grainger
Publisher : Spire Books Limited
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,30 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
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Cremation was rediscovered in the late nineteenth century, popularised in the twentieth, and now more than two-thirds of us are cremated after death. This method of disposal required a wholly unprecedented building type - both functional and symbolic - set in a new landscape for mourning. The 251 crematoria in Britain have to suit both the practical and emotional needs of the religious and non-religious, Christians and those of other faiths. Yet until now they have not had the attention their importance and interest deserve. This book examines the special historical, social and cultural conditions that lie behind them. The buildings - some by leading architects - often display real architectural merit, and many are set in gardens representing the very finest traditions of twentieth-century landscape design. An illustrated gazetteer provides comprehensive information about each one.
Author : Leeds Crematorium Board
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 195?
Category : Cremation
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Author : James Terry White
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Page : 142 pages
File Size : 16,1 MB
Release : 1917
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Author : Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Cemeteries
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Author : David Lambert
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 2015-11-26
Category : Parks
ISBN : 9781848024212
This short guide provides an introduction to the memorial parks and gardens built as war memorials, principally after the First World War.
Author : Wilhelmina F. Jashemski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 1108327036
In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.
Author : B. Cecil Doyle
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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 14,8 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Gardens
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Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0307433684
It was the largest conflict the world had ever known. It covered three continents and lasted five years. Millions of soldiers returned wounded, millions more never returned at all. In the summer of 1915, in a small village in Scotland, the Great War has already begun to irrevocably alter the course of five young lives. Eighteen-year-old John Malcolm enlists in the army, eager to fight for his country. His sweetheart, 15-year-old Charlotte, stays behind to earn her nursing certificate, along with John Malcolm’s twin sister, Maggie, who recognizes the opportunity to create a new life for herself. Charlotte’s brother, Francis, sees only tragedy in the war, but feels the pressure to join up. And Alex, below the recruiting age, is determined to reach the front lines somehow.