ISBN: 9781864488296 - battling the land: 200 years of rural australia (2 resultados)

Illustrated Card Covers. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Very Good ++ PP 218, index, Illustrations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good (ex-library). Trade Paperback. 219 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Allen & Unwin, 1999. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is the story, across 200 years, of Australia beyond the sprawling suburbia of the big cities. From the first days of white settlement to the last days of the 20th century, the text describes what has happened to the great majority of the island continent. It is the story of the rural identities which have powered national development, the patchwork of regions which have created their own identities, and the gulf which has grown up between city and country. It is the story of people - their lives, their sense of time and place, their views of the land they work, their distinct contribution to the "Australian way of life *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Australian; ISBN: 1864488298. ISBN/EAN: 9781864488296. Inventory No: 13060759. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.…