The road to Botany Bay : an exploration of landscape and history / / Paul Carter

• Autore: Carter Paul <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2010
• Edizione: 1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxv, 384 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 994
• Soggetto topico: Cultural geography - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia History 1788-1851; Australia History To 1788
• Note generali: Originally published: London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1987.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An outline of names -- An airy barrier -- The charm of novelty -- Triangles of life -- Debatable land -- A thorny passage -- Elysiums for gentlemen -- A more pleasing prospect -- Intimate charm -- The road to Botany Bay -- A wandering state.
• Sommario/riassunto: This title, first published in 1987 and considered a classic in the field of cultural and historical geography, examines the poetic constitution of colonial society. Through a far-reaching exploration of Australia's mapping, narrative description, early urbanism, and bush mythology, this book exposes the mytho-poetic mechanisms of empire. A powerfully written account of the ways in which language, history, and geography influenced the territorial theatre of nineteenth-century imperialism, the book is also a call to think, write, and live differently.
• Titolo autorizzato: The road to Botany Bay
• ISBN: 1-4529-4690-6; 0-8166-7375-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814743403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II