Hunters and Collectors The Antiquarian Imagination in Australia |
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| Author:
| Griffiths, Tom |
| Series title: | Studies in Australian History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-48349-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $63.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.