Symbols of Australia : imagining a nation / edited by Melissa Harper and Richard White.
Symbols of Australia : imagining a nation / edited by Melissa Harper and Richard White.
Symbols of Australia : imagining a nation / edited by Melissa Harper and Richard White.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/4619 , H 2022/1002
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 448 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, map ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2021.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Australia is a land of symbols. The Southern Cross. The Sydney Opera House. The kangaroo. Vegemite. But what do they actually mean? Where do national symbols come from and what makes them popular? Why are some symbols so hotly contested? Does Australia have more than its fair share? Symbols of Australia offers illuminating and unexpected insights...
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Full title
Symbols of Australia : imagining a nation / edited by Melissa Harper and Richard White.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Original version note
First edition published by the University of New South Wales and National Museum of Australia in 2010.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2021.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2021/4619 , H 2022/1002
Record Identifier
74VKaVMqkjGO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaVMqkjGO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781742237121 paperback
DDC
302.22230994
MMS ID
991024412521502626
