Looking At Darwin's Past. Material Evidence Of European Settlement In Tropical Australia
Carment David
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: North Australia Research Unit. ANU
Publisher Place: Darwin
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Description: 118 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Publishers Description: The author uses the built environment as a historical source in this history of European settlement in Darwin. He sets elements of Darwin's history in the context of white Australian culture, and discusses topics such as administration, commerce and business, and the role of Asian, Aboriginal and mixed-race people in the development of Darwin. Copiously illustrated. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author is professor of history at the Northern Territory University and has published extensively in the area of Australian political history, north Australian history and cultural heritage studies.
ISBN: 0731523059
(140441)
