A History Of Canberra

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: First Edition

Description: 293 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Designed as an ideal city and emblem of the nation, Canberra has long been a source of ambivalence for many Australians. In this charming and concise book, Nicholas Brown challenges these ideas and looks beyond the clichs to illuminate the unique, layered and often colourful history of Australias capital. Brown covers Canberras selection as the site of the national capital, the turbulent path of Walter Burley Griffins plan for the city, and the many phases of its construction. He surveys citizens diverse experiences of the city, the impact of the Second World War on Canberras growth, and explores the citys political history with insight and wit. A History of Canberra is informed by the interplay of three themes central to Canberras identity: government, community and environment. Canberras distinctive social and cultural history as a centre for the public service and national institutions is vividly rendered.

ISBN: 9781107646094