Please God Send Me a Wreck - Responses to Shipwreck in a 19th Century Australian Community (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

This book explores the historical and archaeological evidence of the relationships between a coastal community and the shipwrecks that have occurred along the southern Australian shoreline over the last 160 years. It moves beyond a focus on shipwrecks as events and shows the short and long term economic, social and symbolic significance of wrecks and strandings to the people on the shoreline. This volume draws on extensive oral histories, documentary and archaeological research to examine the tensions within the community, negotiating its way between its roles as shipwreck saviours and salvors.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	When the Land Meets the Sea, 3
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Brad Duncan • Martin Gibbs
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	243
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-2641-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4939-2641-1
Barcode:	9781493926411

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