Australian Beach Cultures - The History of Sun, Sand and Surf

Australians are surrounded by beaches. But this enclosure is more than a geographical fact for the inhabitants of an island continent; the beach is an integral part of the cultural envelope. This work analyzes the history of the beach as an integral aspect of Australian culture.

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Prof.Jon Stratton (Curtin University of Technology)

"necessary reading...This is the book on the history of beach culture in Australia for which all of us concerned with Australian popular culture have been waiting."

The Manly Daily

"Booth has created a social history of Australia

About the author

Douglas Booth

Summary

This work analyzes the history of the beach as an integral aspect of Australian culture.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Booth, Booth Douglas
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2001
• EAN: 9780714651675
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-5167-5
• No. of pages: 284
• Weight: 566 g
• Series: Sport in the Global Society
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Australia, Water sports & recreations, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / General, Water sports and recreations