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"Culture" in this context refers not to cultivation but to cultural anthropology. The title is unfortunate, as readers are apt to think that this book is about flower growing. A less ambiguous title might have been The Ethnography of Flowers , although the treatment is historical as well as observational. In short, Goody, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge and the author of numerous works on anthropology, has written a book about the practical and symbolic uses of flowers in different cultures, past and present. A special feature is the role of flowers in the Far East, particularly China. Recommended for academic libraries and larger public libraries.
- Richard Shotwell, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Mass.
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'... his book is full of interest for anyone who wonders why people love flowers.' The Independent on Sunday
'A bouquet of a book, this compendium of floral anthropology blossoms with detail ... a sequence of brilliantly informed essays ...'. The Observer
'With ambitious comprehensiveness, this new study charts the social and symbolic significance of flowers down the ages ... a pioneering work: intelligently argued, encyclopaedic in its learning, and handsomely produced.' The Sunday Telegraph
'In this beautifully produced volume, Jack Goody ... provides a majestic tour de monde of the culture of flowers ... This encyclopedic compendium is in addition to being erudite, readable and interdisciplinary in focus, a must for all those interested in flowers from any perspective.' Choice
'... a richly stimulating account of a wonderful subject.' The Financial Times
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"Culture" in this context refers not to cultivation but to cultural anthropology. The title is unfortunate, as readers are apt to think that this book is about flower growing. A less ambiguous title might have been The Ethnography of Flowers , although the treatment is historical as well as observational. In short, Goody, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge and the author of numerous works on anthropology, has written a book about the practical and symbolic uses of flowers in different cultures, past and present. A special feature is the role of flowers in the Far East, particularly China. Recommended for academic libraries and larger public libraries.
- Richard Shotwell, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
'... his book is full of interest for anyone who wonders why people love flowers.' The Independent on Sunday
'A bouquet of a book, this compendium of floral anthropology blossoms with detail ... a sequence of brilliantly informed essays ...'. The Observer
'With ambitious comprehensiveness, this new study charts the social and symbolic significance of flowers down the ages ... a pioneering work: intelligently argued, encyclopaedic in its learning, and handsomely produced.' The Sunday Telegraph
'In this beautifully produced volume, Jack Goody ... provides a majestic tour de monde of the culture of flowers ... This encyclopedic compendium is in addition to being erudite, readable and interdisciplinary in focus, a must for all those interested in flowers from any perspective.' Choice
'... a richly stimulating account of a wonderful subject.' The Financial Times
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Is the culture of flowers universal? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hanging bellflower, langage des fleurs, domesticated flowers, secular gardens, garland sellers, lineage halls, flower symbolism, flower culture, intensive horticulture, foreign mind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Near East, Middle Ages, New England, United States, Western Europe, Lane Fox, Low Countries, South China, May Day, Virgin Mary, Charlotte de Latour, New York, Church of England, Minucius Felix, Mother's Day, Pearl River, Corpus Christi, New Kingdom, North America, Second World War, Silk Road, South India, Third World, Cultural Revolution New!
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Is the culture of flowers universal? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hanging bellflower, langage des fleurs, domesticated flowers, secular gardens, garland sellers, lineage halls, flower symbolism, flower culture, intensive horticulture, foreign mind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Near East, Middle Ages, New England, United States, Western Europe, Lane Fox, Low Countries, South China, May Day, Virgin Mary, Charlotte de Latour, New York, Church of England, Minucius Felix, Mother's Day, Pearl River, Corpus Christi, New Kingdom, North America, Second World War, Silk Road, South India, Third World, Cultural Revolution New!
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- Divine Institutes (Fathers of the Church Series Vol 49) by Lactantius on page 81, page 88, and Back Matter
- Ancient Roman Gardens (Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture) by Elizabeth Blair MacDougall in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ancient Roman Villa Gardens (Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture) by Elizabeth Blair MacDougall in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Inequality in New Guinea Highlands Societies (Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology) by Andrew Strathern in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Canterbury Tales (Barron's Book Notes) by Chaucer on page 154, and page 158
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- Cultivated Power: Flowers, Culture, And Politics In The Reign Of Louis XIV (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture) by Elizabeth Hyde on 13 pages
- Villas and Gardens in Early Modern Italy and France (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism) by Mirka Benes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Green Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens by Rebecca Bushnell on page 117, page 120, and page 138
- Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China (Envisioning Asia) by Craig Clunas in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- La Peur des images by Jack Goody on page 36, and Back Matter
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