Perth / / David Whish-Wilson

• Autore: Whish-Wilson David
• Pubblicazione: Sydney : , : New South, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 994.1; 994.11
• Soggetto topico: City and town life
• Soggetto geografico: Perth (W.A.) History; Perth (W.A.) Description and travel; Perth (W.A.) Social life and customs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Imprint page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; The River; The Limestone Coast; The Plain; The City of Light; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Map
• Sommario/riassunto: Dispelling 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, o
• Titolo autorizzato: Perth
• ISBN: 1-74224-162-X; 1-74224-661-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910479899403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Série cidades.