Finding solace in the soil : an archaeology of gardens and gardeners at Amache / Bonnie J. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Bonnie J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Granada Relocation Center.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Colorado--Amache.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Garden archaeology--Colorado--Amache.

Garden archaeology.

Ethnoarchaeology--Colorado--Amache.

Japanese Americans--Colorado--Amache--Antiquities.

Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--Colorado--Amache--History.

Japanese Americans--Colorado--Amache--Social life and customs.

Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2020]

Summary:

"Tells the largely unknown story of the gardens of Amache, the War Relocation Authority incarceration camp in Colorado. Combining physical evidence with oral histories, archival data, personal photographs, and memories of former Amache incarcerees, the book describes how gardeners cultivated community in confinement" Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Prologue. A Visit to Amache

1. Introduction

2. Studying Amache's Gardens: Methodology and Practice

3. Japanese Gardens and Diaspora

4. A Prison on the Prairie

5. Transforming the Landscape

6. Making Connections

7. Tradition and Innovation

8. Placemaking in Confinement

Epilogue. Gardens and Giri

Appendix: Taxa List of Likely Garden Plants at Amache

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781646420926

1646420926

OCLC:

1176325855