Turning Gardens in Japan into Japanese Gardens : Nation, Nature, Heritage, and Modernity since the 1890s
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9048563798
ISBN-13
9789048563791
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Imprint
Amsterdam University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 26th, 2025
Print length
252 Pages
Weight
626 grams
Dimensions
17.50 x 24.80 x 1.80 cms
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In the mid nineteenth century, as Japan rapidly modernized, garden building declined in popularity. Only in the late nineteenth century did a new class of political and business leaders revive interest in horticulture, seeking garden designs that broke away from established patterns. As a result, these innovative gardens were largely overlooked by early Japanese garden historians and excluded from the canon they sought to establish. In recent years, both scholars and the public have begun to reexamine and appreciate these gardens and their creators. Now recognized as part of Japan’s national heritage, these sites are being integrated into the history of Japanese horticulture. Christian Tagsold’s book examines this rediscovery, unraveling the complex dynamics of nature, heritage, nationhood, and modernity in Japan through the lens of these gardens.
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