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High Lean Country - Land, People and Memory in New England (Hardcover)
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High Lean Country - Land, People and Memory in New England (Hardcover)
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High Lean Country captures the rich history and haunting character
of the New England region of northern New South Wales. The authors
explore how memory - of land, of family, of patterns of life on the
other side of the world - has influenced the identity of New
England. They also consider how the high country itself has shaped
its people and their sense of regional uniqueness. In doing so,
this book sets a new direction for understanding Australia as a
whole. Weaving together the histories of human settlement,
economic, social and cultural development, as well as interactions
with the environment, High Lean Country shows how colonial settlers
strived for decades to literally create a new England. It traces
the story of the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge who turned their
hands to sheep husbandry and developed a squattocracy, the
establishment of schools and other institutions, and the
cultivation of traditional arts. It also examines the early
colonial bushranging period, and a history of not always friendly
relations between white settlers and the local Aboriginal
population. A project of the Heritage Futures Research Centre at
the University of New England, High Lean Country is a fascinating
study of this distinctive Australian high country.
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