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OverviewThe surprising origin story of Britain’s love affair with suburban gardening. It is said that Britain is a nation of gardeners and its suburban gardens with roses and privet hedges are widely admired and copied across the world. But how and why did millions across the United Kingdom develop an obsession with colourful plots of land to begin with? Behind the Privet Hedge seeks to answer this question and reveals how, despite their stereotype as symbols of dull middle-class conformity, these open spaces were once seen as a tool to bring about social change in the early twentieth century. The book restores to the story a remarkable but long-forgotten figure, Richard Sudell, who spent a lifetime evangelising for gardens as the vanguard of a more egalitarian society. 'Gilson's book is a charming and unexpected glimpse into how gardening took root as an obsession for millions, full of suburban heroes and villains, revolutions and conformity.' – John Grindrod, author of Iconicon: A Journey around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael GilsonPublisher: Reaktion Books Imprint: Reaktion Books ISBN: 9781789148602ISBN 10: 178914860 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""Gilson's book is a charming and unexpected glimpse into how gardening took root as an obsession for millions, full of suburban heroes and villains, revolutions and conformity.""--John Grindrod, author of 'Iconicon: A Journey around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain'" Author InformationMichael Gilson is an award-winning editor and journalist as well as an associate fellow in the School of Media, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Sussex. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |