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Colman Jim |
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House that Jack built : Jack Mundey, green bans hero / / Jim Colman |
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Sydney, Australia : , : New South, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword by Bob Carr; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: From the dairy to the big smoke; Chapter 2: How green was my valley... or was it?; Chapter 3: A city and a river; Chapter 4: Grass-roots stirrings; Chapter 5: Big issues, big battles; Chapter 6: Strange bedfellows; Chapter 7: After the bans; Chapter 8: Today and tomorrow; Epilogue by Joan Domicelj; Endnote by Meredith Burgmann; Appendix 1: Key Events in the evolution of the conservation movement in Australia and internationally; Appendix 2: Jack Mundey - Honours and awards |
Appendix 3: Jack Mundey - Life/career chronologyAppendix 4: Select list of green bans sites c. 1970s; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; Index |
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"This is the story of how an ordinary bloke from the bush launched a movement that would change the character of Australia's towns and cities, and bring about lasting political and legislative reform. This is the story of the house that Jack Mundey built."--Back cover. |
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