Playing in the Bush

Richard White is an honorary associate professor of history at the University of Sydney. He retired in 2013. Caroline Ford is a cultural heritage researcher with the Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales).

' ... its evocative subject matter sent me off into reveries about my own experiences of campfires, romantic moments in sylvan glens and challenging canoe excursions, and then to the internet to investigate possibilities for future park visits. It will capture the imagination of the broad audience for which it is intended.'

• ForewordAcknowledgementsNotes on contributors Introduction by Richard White and Caroline Ford1. The recreational rationale in NSW national parks by Richard White2. Flirting with the picturesque: the effects of Romanticism and romance by Ella Barnett3. It’s not all fun and games: rules, regulations and bad behaviour by Justine Greenwood4. Playing with fire: the place of campfires in nature tourism by Julia Bowes5. The comforts of nature: a history of recreational facilities by Fiona Howie6. ‘The adventurer’s playground’: courting danger in national parks by Isobelle Barrett Meyering7. Teaching citizenship: education and the nation in urban national parks by Claire Farrugia8. ‘Thank God there was something to see at the end of the dirt road!’: national parks and heritage tourism by Tess MierendorffIndex