02215nam 2200565 450 991065876390332120230126210914.01-74224-162-X1-74224-661-3(CKB)2670000000493230(EBL)1681805(SSID)ssj0001131617(PQKBManifestationID)11648563(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131617(PQKBWorkID)11144643(PQKB)10901532(MiAaPQ)EBC1562660(MiAaPQ)EBC6215977(Au-PeEL)EBL6215977(OCoLC)1158215095(EXLCZ)99267000000049323020220522d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPerth /David Whish-WilsonSydney, NSW :University of New South Wales Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (302 p.)City seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-74223-367-8 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Imprint page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; The River; The Limestone Coast; The Plain; The City of Light; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; MapDispelling some of the more unflattering stereotypes of Perth, acclaimed author and Perth native David Whish-Wilson describes how the city strikes a perfect harmony with its own eccentricities and contradictions, presenting a place of surprising beauty-of brilliant light and sand-swept peace-where deeper historical currents nevertheless lurk beneath the surface. This examination looks beyond the shiny glass facades and boosterish talk of mining booms to get at the richness of the natural world and the trailblazers, rebels, oSérie cidades.Manners and customsPerth (W.A.)Social life and customsManners and customs.390Whish-Wilson David1165521MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910658763903321Perth2716496UNINA