Words for country : landscape & language in Australia / edited by Tim Bonyhady & Tom Griffiths.
Words for country : landscape & language in Australia / edited by Tim Bonyhady & Tom Griffiths.
Words for country : landscape & language in Australia / edited by Tim Bonyhady & Tom Griffiths.
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Publisher
Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
Call Numbers
306.44099/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 253 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Landscape and Language / Tim Bonyhady and Tom Griffiths -- 'Lubra Creek' / Rebe Taylor -- 'The River Runs Backwards' / Heather Goodall -- 'These Blarsted Hills' / P. R. Hay -- 'Scarcely Any Water on Its Surface' / Kirsty Douglas -- 'Everyone Who has Ever Done a Tree Sit Always Says That the Tree Tal...
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Publisher
Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2002.
Date Published
2002.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Stories and phrases can powerfully shape the ways we experience and manage our environment. What languages have been used to characterise Australian landscapes and how have they influenced the way we see and treat our environment? How do stories take root in particular places? How do we find the right words for those parts of the country that matte...
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Full title
Words for country : landscape & language in Australia / edited by Tim Bonyhady & Tom Griffiths.
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Words for country : landscape and language in Australia.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Call Numbers
306.44099/1
Record Identifier
74Vv8K22pyvA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8K22pyvA
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ISBN
0868406287 (pbk.)
9780868406282
0868406287
9780868406282 (pbk.)
DDC
306.440994
820.93294
MMS ID
991014143159702626
