Renovation nation [[electronic resource] ] : our obsession with home / / Fiona Allon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456910603321
• Autore: Allon Fiona R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sydney, : New South, 2008
• ISBN: 1-74223-036-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 232 pages)
• Disciplina: 643.7
• Soggetti: National characteristics, Australian; Home ownership - Social aspects - Australia; Home ownership - Economic aspects - Australia; Housing - Australia; Electronic books.; Australia Social life and customs 1990-; Australia Politics and government 1990-2001
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-226).
• Nota di contenuto: It's the culture, stupid! -- Building on the block -- The wealth effect -- Keeping the dream alive -- Fear and the family home -- Heritage with a difference -- Fortress Australia -- We grew here, you flew here -- The limits of home?
• Sommario/riassunto: "This is an intelligent, savvy account of home in all its manifestations. It's about our fetish for home and ownership. Why are Australians so obsessed with interest rates, home ownership, home beautification, investment properties, real estate? Fiona Allon looks at our own homes--why we renovate, why shows like The Block were so incredibly popular, why housing affordability has become one of the key political and social issues--and finds that we have become more inward looking than ever. She also looks at the national 'home', and at why we became so anxious about keeping some people out of the country, or away from places some thought they owned, like Cronulla Beach."--Provided by publisher.