Defiant Gardens Making Gardens in Wartime

How is it that during a war, one can still find gardens? In the most brutal environments, on both the home front and the battlefield, they continue to flourish. Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what Kenneth Helphand calls “defiant gardens" — gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with archival photos, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the 20th century, including extraordinary examples built behind the trenches in World War I, in the Warsaw and other ghettos during World War II, and in Japanese-American internment camps, as well as gardens created by soldiers at their bases and encampments during wars in the Persian Gulf, Vietnam, and Korea. Winner of the Environmental Design Research Association award and other honors, Defiant Gardens proves that these man-made constructs are far more than decorative diversions or simple sanctuaries from the stresses of daily life.

ISBN:	9781595340450
Publisher:	Trinity University Press
Imprint:	Trinity University Press
Published date:	01 Oct 2008
Language:	English
Number of pages:	320
Weight:	790g
Height:	181mm
Width:	254mm
Spine width:	21mm

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