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Bondi Beach: Representations of an Iconic Australian

By Douglas Booth

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2021
ISBN
9811638985, 9789811638985
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10713218 bytes)
Pages
\356
Time added
2024-03-12 20:45:32

Description

Bondi Beach is a history of an iconic place. It is a big history of geological origins, management by Aboriginal people, environmental despoliation by white Australians, and the formation of beach cultures. It is also a local history of the name Bondi, the origins of the Big Rock at Ben Buckler, the motives of early land holders, the tragedy known as Black Sunday, the hostilities between lifesavers and surfers, and the hullabaloos around the Pavilion. Pointing to a myriad of representations, author Douglas Booth shows that there is little agreement about the meaning of Bondi. Booth resolves these representations with a fresh narrative that presents the beach’s perspective of a place under siege. Booth’s creative narrative conveys important lessons about our engagement with the physical world.

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