Perth / David Whish-Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whish-Wilson, David, author.

Series:

Série cidades.

City series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Perth (W.A.)--Social life and customs.

Perth (W.A.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, NSW : University of New South Wales Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dispelling some of the more unflattering stereotypes of Perth, acclaimed author and Perth native David Whish-Wilson describes how the city strikes a perfect harmony with its own eccentricities and contradictions, presenting a place of surprising beauty-of brilliant light and sand-swept peace-where deeper historical currents nevertheless lurk beneath the surface. This examination looks beyond the shiny glass facades and boosterish talk of mining booms to get at the richness of the natural world and the trailblazers, rebels, o

Contents:

Cover; Imprint page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; The River; The Limestone Coast; The Plain; The City of Light; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Map

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74224-162-X

1-74224-661-3

OCLC:

1158215095