City life : the new urban Australia /
Remember when our cities and inner cities weren't dominated by high-rise apartments? This book documents the changes that have come with the globalization of the Australian city since the 1970s. It tells the story of the major economic, social, cultural and demographic changes that have come wi...
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| Language: | English |
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Sydney :
NewSouth Publishing,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Remember when our cities and inner cities weren't dominated by high-rise apartments? This book documents the changes that have come with the globalization of the Australian city since the 1970s. It tells the story of the major economic, social, cultural and demographic changes that have come with opening up of Australia in those years, with a particular focus on the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which have been transformed. But throughout it also looks at how these changes have played out in the smaller capitals and regional centers. How does one of the most urbanized, multicultural countries in the world see itself? This book challenges received ideas about Australia and how it presents itself to the world, and how in turn many Australians perceive and understand themselves. Rather than rehashing old stereotypes about mateship, the Bush or Anzac, this book places the globalized city and its residents at the heart of new understandings of twenty-first century Australia. |
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| Physical Description: | 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781742235615 1742235611 |