{"product_id":"paradoxes-of-green-landscapes-of-a-citystate-9780520285019","title":"Paradoxes of Green Landscapes of a CityState","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA multidisciplinary study of green and its significance from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, architectural, environmental, political, and social. It is centered on the Kingdom of Bahrain, where green has a long and deep history of appearing cooling, productive, and prosperous-a radical contrast to the hot and hostile desert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Doherty is as comfortable reflecting on the aesthetic aspects of colour as he is describing the ecological implications of property development... the portrait Doherty paints is of a fascinating, quickly changing, and - yes - paradoxical place.\" Environment and Urbanization \"Beautifully written.\" Landscape Architecture Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Transliteration and Translation  Preface and Acknowledgments   Introduction: Two Seas, Many Greens  1. Green Scenery  2. The Blueness of Green  3. How Green Can Become Red  4. The Memory of Date Palm Green  5. The Struggle for the Manama Greenbelt  6. The Promise of Beige  7. Brightening Green  8. The Whiteness of Green   Notes  Glossary  List of Named Participants  Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151100735831,"sku":"9780520285019","price":67.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520285019.jpg?v=1762960146","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paradoxes-of-green-landscapes-of-a-citystate-9780520285019","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}