City dreamers : the urban imagination in Australia
Davison, Graeme, 1940-2016
Book
City Dreamers examines the main currents in Australias urban culture from the early colonial period to the present day by looking at the ways in which artists, social scientists, poets, writers, reformers and engineers have imagined Australian cities over the last 200 years. Graeme Davison examines a range of these observers and thinkers, and argues that theres a particular twist to the ways in which Australians think about cities. Rather than focus on disembodied ideas on cities, Davison excavates the cultural history of the Australian city by focusing on dreamers such as Henry Lawson, Charles Bean and Hugh Stretton.
Main title:
City dreamers : the urban imagination in Australia / Graeme Davison.
Author:
Davison, Graeme, 1940-, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2016.©2016
Collation:
314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, 1 map ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 269-306) and index.Also available online.
ISBN:
9781742234694 (paperback)
Dewey class:
307.760994307.76
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
458830
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 307.76 DAVI | Not for loan (Set: 13 May 2026) |