Bondi Beach : representations of an iconic Australian /

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Author / Creator:	Booth, Douglas.
Imprint:	Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Beaches -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History. Bondi Beach (N.S.W.) -- History. Bondi Beach (N.S.W.) -- Geography.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12660331

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ISBN:	9789811638992 9811638993 9811638985 9789811638985
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	A fascinating and charming book. I especially loved the autobiography of a beach Elizabeth Farrelly, Author of Killing Sydney (2021) More than a history of Bondi, Booths Bondi Beach: Representations of an Iconic Australian is an autobiography of Australias most famous beach. Drawing together meticulous research, this thought-provoking account takes readers on a fascinating journey which culminates in an entrancing account of Bondi Beach from a fresh new perspective. Dr. Caroline Ford, Principal Policy Officer, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage at Heritage NSW, Australia Bondi is sacred to many Australians. It is a mecca for international tourists, but how well do we know its history? Professor Doug Booth has comprehensively provided an account of how this beach and its suburb has evolved. It is a remarkable story of struggles to regain beach access for all and to ensure it stays an iconic public asset forever. Emeritus Professor Bruce Thom, University of Sydney, Australia Bondi Beach is a history of an iconic place. It is a big history of geological origins, management by Aboriginal people, environmental despoliation by white Australians, and the formation of beach cultures. It is also a local history of the name Bondi, the origins of the big rock at Ben Buckler, the motives of early land holders, the tragedy known as Black Sunday, the hostilities between lifesavers and surfers, and the hullabaloos around the Pavilion. Pointing to a myriad of representations, author Douglas Booth shows that there is little agreement about the meaning of Bondi. Booth resolves these representations with a fresh narrative that presents the beachs perspective of a place under siege. Booths creative narrative conveys important lessons about our engagement with the physical world.
Other form:	Print version: 9789811638992 Print version: 9811638985 9789811638985
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-16-3899-2

Table of Contents:

Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
1: Explanations
Representation
Voice
Biography
Autobiography
Part I: Bondi in Place and History
2: Sand
Sandstone
Shifting Sand
Climate Change
3: Storms
Beach Patterns
Destruction (and Creation)
July 1912 Storm
May 1974 Storm
4: Eora and Bondi Country
Eora
Resources
Static and Dynamic Environments
Environmental Management
5: Berewalgal and Colonisation
Arrival and Entanglement
The Allure of Natural Bondi
The Despoliation of Bondi Country
Land Grants
Beach Visitors
6: Surfbathers
Surfshooters (Bodysurfers)
Legalising the Surf
7: Surf Lifesavers
The First Club
Black Sunday
8: Surfboard Riders
Learning to Surf
The Surfboard Revolution
Bondi's Surf Scene
Scum Valley
Post-Scum Valley
A Surfing Narrative?
9: Nature and Culture
Reconstructing Nature
Sharks
Sewage
10: Pavilion
Reconstructing Bondi Beach
Restoring Nature?
Part II: The Voice of Bondi
11: Autobiography
Birth and Being
Early Life
Despoliation
Engagement
Hierarchies and Social Demarcation
Tomorrow
Select Bibliography
Manuscripts, Private Papers and Archives
New South Wales Parliamentary Archives
State Library of New South Wales
State Record Offices of New South Wales
Waverley Library
Secondary Sources
Newspapers and Magazines
Books and Articles
Reports
Theses
CDs, DVDs, Films, Television, Videos
Websites
Index

Bondi Beach : representations of an iconic Australian /

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