Bondi Beach

Representations of an Iconic Australian

AvDouglas Booth

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Bondi Beach is a history of an iconic place. It is also a local history of the name Bondi, the origins of the Big Rock at Ben Buckler, the motives of early land holders, the tragedy known as Black Sunday, the hostilities between lifesavers and surfers, and the hullabaloos around the Pavilion.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-30
Mått:148 x 210 x 29 mm
Vikt:596 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:349
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811638985

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Professor Douglas Booth is Dean of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism at Thompson Rivers University (Canada), an Emeritus Professor at the University of Otago (New Zealand) and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (Australia). His previous works include The Field (2005), Australian Beach Cultures (2001) and The Race Game (1997).

Innehållsförteckning

1 Explanations.- Bondi in place and history.- 2 Sand.- 3 Storms.- 4 Eora and Bondi country.- 5 Berewalgal and colonisation.- 6 Surfbathers.- 7 Surf lifesavers.- 8 Surfboard riders.- 9 Nature and culture.- 10 Pavilion.- The voice of Bondi.- 11 Autobiography.