In search of Hobart / Peter Timms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timms, Peter, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hobart (Tas.)--Description and travel.

Hobart (Tas.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales : New South, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Peter Timms leads us on a journey through his adopted city of Hobart, Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital. He reveals a city in transition, shaking off its dark and troubled past to claim its special place in the contemporary world: 'going boutique, nice and slow', as one overseas visitor notes. From Hobart's convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture and climate, to crime-rates, economic hardship and the recent disfigurements of the developers, Timms brings a wealth of fresh insights, exploring the city

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Author's note; The fabric of the city; Further afield; As seen from afar; Buying and selling; The prison becomes a salon; Doberman or labrador; A succession of pasts; Nature within cooee; 'Cool off in Tasmania'; Bad behaviour; Keeping occupied; Sensory Hobart; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-277).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74223-201-9

OCLC:

635291564