02999nam 2200589 450 991048091510332120210209162058.01-74224-139-51-74224-625-7(CKB)2550000001158661(EBL)1158833(OCoLC)833764832(SSID)ssj0001178336(PQKBManifestationID)11714061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001178336(PQKBWorkID)11169143(PQKB)10940422(MiAaPQ)EBC1158833(MiAaPQ)EBC1080956(Au-PeEL)EBL1080956(OCoLC)808515267(EXLCZ)99255000000115866120190426d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHobart /Peter TimmsUpdated ed.Sydney, NSW :University of New South Wales,2012.1 online resource (297 p.)The City SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-74223-372-4 1-306-10585-4 Includes bibliographical references.Cover ; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword by Robert Dessaix ; Author's note ; The fabric of the city; Further afield; As seen from afar; Buying and selling; The prison becomes a salon; Doberman or labrador; A succession of pasts; Nature within cooee; 'Cool off in Tasmania' ; Bad behaviour; Keeping occupied; Sensory Hobart; Notes; BibliographyIn this updated edition, Peter Timms leads us on a journey through his adopted city of Hobart, Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital. He reveals a city in transition, shaking off its dark and troubled past to claim its special place in the post-modern world: 'going boutique, nice and slow', as one overseas visitor notes. From Hobart's convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture and climate, to crime rates, economic hardship, the recent disfigurements of the developers, and the opening of MONA (the Museum of Old and New Art) Hobart's newest tourist attraction. Timms brings a wealth of fresh insights. He explores the city with a mixture of affection, admiration, frustration and sadness, interviewing a wide range of residents along the way. Those who have experienced Hobart as tourists will be surprised and intrigued by the lively, complex society this book reveals. Those who live here will surely discover their city anew.The City SeriesHobart (Tas.)Description and travelHobart (Tas.)Social life and customsPictorial worksElectronic books.779.9Timms Peter1948-865325MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480915103321Hobart2441160UNINA