High lean country : land, people and memory in New England
Atkinson, Alan2006
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Place reservation for High lean country : land, people and memory in New EnglandThe rich history and haunting character of the New England region of northern New South Wales. Explores how memory - of land, of family, of patterns of life on the other side of the world - has influenced the identity of New England.
Main title:
High lean country : land, people and memory in New England / by Alan Atkinson (Editor)
Author:
Imprint:
Crows Nest Allen & Unwin 2006
Collation:
416 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
1. What is New England? -- Part 1: Physical environment - - 2. The rocks beneath -- 3. Sunshine, snow, wind and rain -- 4. Wildlife -- 5. The vegetated landscape -- 6. Land and livelihood -- Part 2: First peoples - - 7. Seeing red: usings on rock art -- 8. Aboriginal archaeology -- 9. The frontier -- 10. Aboriginal people and pastoralism -- 11. Aborigines and citizens -- Part 3: Newcomers - - 12. Passing through -- 13. Colonial settlement -- 14. Homesteads -- 15. Schools -- 16. Religious life -- 17. Twentieth-century immigrants -- 18. Travelling and communicating -- 19. Enterprise and ingenuity -- 20. Politics -- 21. War and its memories -- 22. The archaeoology of the new peoples -- 23. Collecting and presenting the past -- Part 4: Representations - - 24. Imagining New England -- 25. A university becoming -- 26. Stories and prose -- 27. Music -- 28. Theatre -- 29. Film -- 30. Visual arts - - Epilogue: 'a high lean country/full of old stories'
ISBN:
9781741750867 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.44 HIG
Local class:
994.44
Language:
English
BRN:
57531
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.44 HIG | Available |
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