Modern Melbourne : city and site of nature and culture / Rod Giblett.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Giblett, Rodney James, author.

Series:

• Cultural studies of natures, landscapes and environments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Melbourne (Vic.)--History.
• Melbourne (Vic.)--Social life and customs.
• Manners and customs.
• Victoria--Melbourne.

Genre:

• History.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; chicago, USA : Intellect Books, 2020.

Contents:

• 1 Australian Capital of Modernity p. 1
• Part I City of Ghost Swamps p. 17
• 2 Lost Wetlandscapes p. 18
• 3 Wasteland and Wetland p. 45
• 4 Found and Founded Wetlands p. 60
• 5 Lost Foundations p. 70
• Part II Visible City, Invisible Site p. 85
• 6 The Paris of the South p. 86
• 7 Nature on Display p. 111
• 8 Streams of Living Water p. 128
• 9 Modes of Transportation and Communication p. 150
• 10 Sport and Its Homes p. 164
• 11 Culture on Display p. 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

• 9781789381955
• 1789381959

OCLC:

1151910864