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  • Australian Beach Cultures: The History of Sun, Sand and Surf

    Australian Beach Cultures by Booth, Douglas;

    The History of Sun, Sand and Surf

    Series: Sport in the Global Society; 10;

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      • Publisher's listprice GBP 155.00
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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 29 September 2001

    • ISBN 9780714651675
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages284 pages
    • Size 229x152 mm
    • Weight 566 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

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

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    Long description:

    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.

    'Booth's book does fill in important gaps with its account of the institutions and professional organisations that grew up around the beach in the second half of the twentieth century.' - Australian Historical Studies

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    Table of Contents:

    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

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