Australian Wetland Cultures - Swamps and the Environmental Crisis (Hardcover)

Among the most productive ecosystems on earth, wetlands are also some of the most vulnerable. Australian Wetland Cultures argues for the cultural value of wetlands. Through a focus on swamps and their conservation, the volume makes a unique contribution to the growing interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities. The authors investigate the crucial role of swamps in Australian society through the idea of wetland cultures. The broad historical and cultural range of the book spans pre-settlement indigenous Australian cultures, nineteenth-century European colonization, and contemporary Australian engagements with wetland habitats. The contributors situate the Australian emphasis in international cultural and ecological contexts. Case studies from Perth, Western Australia, provide practical examples of the conservation of wetlands as sites of interlinked natural and cultural heritage. The volume will appeal to readers with interests in anthropology, Australian studies, cultural studies, ecological science, environmental studies, and heritage protection.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Environment and Society
Release date:	October 2019
Editors:	John Charles Ryan • Li Chen
Contributors:	Danielle Brady • John Charles Ryan • Li Chen • Rod Giblett • Christopher Kueh • Philip Jennings • Jeffrey Murray
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-9994-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4985-9994-X
Barcode:	9781498599948

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