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Gold - Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,223
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Gold - Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia (Paperback): Iain McCalman, Alexander Cook, Andrew Reeves

Gold - Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia (Paperback)

Iain McCalman, Alexander Cook, Andrew Reeves

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Throughout history, gold has been the stuff of legends, fortunes, conflict and change. The discovery of gold in Australia 150 years ago precipitated enormous developments in the newly settled land. Immigrants flooded in from Asia and Europe, and the population and economy boomed in spontaneous cities. The effects on both the environment and indigenous Aboriginal peoples have been profound and lasting. In the most unexpected ways, gold has shaped modern Australia. In this book, a team of Australia's most prominent historians and curators have collaborated to produce a cultural history of gold and its impact on the development of Australian society. Like a handful of tailings, Gold brings together a collection of stories that have been left out of standard Australian histories. In between runs a critical analysis of the relationship between gold and social change, race relations, gender, the environment, entertainment and industry.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2011
First published: October 2011
Editors: Iain McCalman • Alexander Cook • Andrew Reeves
Dimensions: 244 x 170 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-40353-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 1-107-40353-7
Barcode: 9781107403536

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