Travelling home, Walkabout magazine and mid-twentieth-century Australia /

"Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia's cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia�...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Rolls, Mitchell, 1960- (Author), Johnston, Anna, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2016.
Series:Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture.
Subjects:
Walkabout > History.
1900-1999
Travel > Social aspects > Australia > History > 20th century.
Periodicals > Social aspects > Australia > History > 20th century.
Literature and society > Australia > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, Australian > History > 20th century.
Nationalism > Australia > History > 20th century.
Voyage > Aspect social > Australie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Périodiques > Aspect social > Australie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Littérature et société > Australie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Australiens > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nationalisme > Australie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Australian & Oceanian.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
TRAVEL > Australia & Oceania.
Ethnic relations.
Literature and society.
Manners and customs.
National characteristics, Australian.
Nationalism.
Travel.
Travel > Social aspects.
Australia > Description and travel > Periodicals.
Australia > Description and travel.
Australia > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Australia > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Australie > Descriptions et voyages > Périodiques.
Australie > Descriptions et voyages.
Australie > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Australia.
History.
Periodicals.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Walkabout: The Magazine
  • 2. Writing Walkabout
  • 3. Peopling Australia : Writers, Anthropologists and Aborigines
  • 4. Advertising Australia : Development, Modernity and Commerce
  • 5. Transforming Country : Natural History and Walkabout
  • 6. Knowing our Neighbours : The Pacific Region
  • Conclusion: "Walkabout Rocks."

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