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Trendyville : the battle for Australia's inner cities /
In the 1960s and 70s, Australia's inner cities experienced an upheaval which left them changed forever. People from all walks of life who valued their suburbs - places like Balmain, Battery Point, Carlton, Indooropilly, North Adelaide, or Subiaco - resisted large-scale development projects for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Clayton, Victoria :
Monash University Publishing,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Australian history (Monash University Publishing)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the 1960s and 70s, Australia's inner cities experienced an upheaval which left them changed forever. People from all walks of life who valued their suburbs - places like Balmain, Battery Point, Carlton, Indooropilly, North Adelaide, or Subiaco - resisted large-scale development projects for freeways, 'slum clearance, ' and mass-produced high rises. Unlikely alliances - of post-war migrants, university students and staff, construction workers and their unions, long-term residents, and city workers - challenged land-grabs and inappropriate development. When the dust settled, Australian cities. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781921867439 1921867434 |