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The Origins of Australia's Capital Cities (Paperback, Revised)
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The Origins of Australia's Capital Cities (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Studies in Australian History
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The Origins of Australia's Capital Cities is a comprehensive
survey, well illustrated with maps and plans, which aims to answer
two questions. First, why Australia's eight capital cities are
situated where they are, and second, how they were established.
Pairs of chapters on each of the State capitals - Sydney, Hobart,
Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane - are accompanied by
studies of Canberra as the federal capital and Darwin as a
territorial capital. A capital is the administrative centre of a
political entity, and in Australia, unlike many overseas countries,
a uniquely high proportion of the population resides in the
capitals. Companion chapters examine the causes of initial European
settlement in each area, and reasons for the actual establishment
of each capital city. Attention is given to such topics as planning
and layout, the basis of growth, potential rivals, the social
nature of the cities and the nature of their spread. While there
have been no other volume covering all the capitals to seek answers
to the same basic questions. This will therefore be an invaluable
source book, and provide a stimulus to further enquiry in the
social history of Australia. An introduction by the editor pulls
together the general strands which link the chapters, and
highlights the ways in which the Australian experience contrasts
with the urban experience overseas.
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