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Roads, Tourism and Cultural History - On the Road in Australia (Hardcover)
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Roads, Tourism and Cultural History - On the Road in Australia (Hardcover)
Series: Tourism and Cultural Change
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Roads and road tourism loom large in the Australian imagination as
distance and mobility have shaped the nation's history and culture,
but roads are more than simply transport routes; they embody
multiple layers of history, mythology and symbolism. Drawing on
Australian travel writing, diaries and manuscripts, tourism
literature, fiction, poetry and feature films, this book explores
how Australians have experienced and imagined roads and road
touring beyond urban settings: from Aboriginal 'songlines' to
modern-day road trips. It also tells the stories of iconic roads,
including the Birdsville Track, Stuart Highway and Great Ocean
Road, and suggests alternative approaches to heritage and tourism
interpretation of these important routes. The ongoing impact of the
colonial past on Indigenous peoples and contemporary Australian
society and culture - including representations of the road and
road travel - is explored throughout the book. The volume offers a
new way of thinking about roads and road tourism as important
strands in a nation's cultural fabric.
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