Civilising Grass: The Art of the Lawn on the South African Highveld

by Jonathan Cane

Book Overview

Civilising Grass is a socio-cultural analysis of the lawn on the South African highveld, exploring the complex relationship between landscape and power in the country's colonial, modernist and post-apartheid eras

Drawing from eco-criticism, queer theory, art history and postcolonial studies, this book offers a lively and provocative reading of texts and illustrations to reveal the racial and gendered aspects of 'natural' environments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1776143108
• ISBN13: 9781776143108
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"