Hunters and Collectors: The Antiquarian Imagination in Australia - Rilegato

Griffiths, Tom

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 052148281X ISBN 13: 9780521482813

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Riassunto

An account of the thousands of amateur enthusiasts who shaped the Australian historical imagination.

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Recensione

Review of the hardback: '... Griffiths breaks some fascinating ground in this thought provoking and engaging study of private Australian collectors ...' The Australian

Review of the hardback: '... is a challenging, imaginative study of the politics and processes that continue to shape our history. While aimed at a specialist audience, the writing is lucid enough to appeal to the general reader'. The Bulletin

Descrizione del libro

This book is about historical consciousness and environmental sensibilities in European Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It is in part a collective biography of the amateur scientists and humanists who shaped the Australian historical imagination and contributed a sense of national identity.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 052148281X
• ISBN 13: 9780521482813
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; Francia