Spoils & Spoilers Pb - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0868612189 ISBN 13: 9780868612188

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1985

Synopsis

Spoils and Spoilers is a comprehensive history of the complex relationship Australians have with the land they live in. From the subtle environmental management practices of the Aborigines to the giant mining and development enterprises of today, it surveys the ways Australians have responded to their surroundings. Spoils and Spoilers looks at how white settlers, struggling to survive in an unfamiliar landscape, saw the land as an enemy to be conquered. It then describes the long period during which the land was opened up and settled: the rush for gold, the spread of agriculture, the impact of cities, and the sprawl of suburbs. Professor Bolton also charts the history of the environment movement from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century to its dramatic rise to prominence and influence in recent years, as the environmental cost of development becomes starkly clear. In this new edition of his classic environmental history, Professor Bolton takes the story up to the 1990s. He reaffirms the message of hope from the first addition, that Australians can influence governments and markets to ensure the quality of urban and

About this title

About the Author:

Geoffrey Bolton is Professor of History at the University of Queensland. He is the general editor of the Oxford History of Australia and the author of its fifth volume The Middle Way 1942-88. He is the ABC's Boyer Lecturer for 1992.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0868612189
• ISBN 13: 9780868612188
• Binding: Hardcover