Hobart /

"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 post-modern wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timms, Peter, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Dessaix, Robert, 1944- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2012.
Edition:Updated edition.
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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 post-modern world: 'going boutique, nice and slow' "--Jacket.
Item Description:Previously published as: In search of Hobart / Peter Timms. Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2009.
Foreword by Robert Dessaix.
Maps on lining papers.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xvi, 280 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Also available in various ebook formats.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280).
ISBN:9781742233727
1742233724