In search of Hobart / / Peter Timms
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| Autore: |
Timms Peter <1948->
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| Titolo: |
In search of Hobart / / Peter Timms
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, New South Wales : , : New South, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 919.461 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Hobart (Tas.) Description and travel |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-277). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; 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; Bibliography |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 contemporary 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 and the recent disfigurements of the developers, Timms brings a wealth of fresh insights, exploring the city |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In search of Hobart |
| ISBN: | 1-74223-201-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823454403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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