Australian Wetland Cultures: Swamps and the Environmental Crisis

Australian Wetland Cultures: Swamps and the Environmental Crisis
John Charles Ryan, Li Chen, Philip Jennings, Danielle Brady, Rod Giblett, Christopher Kueh, Jeffrey Murray
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h229 x 152mm - 268pg
15 Nov 2019 US
9781498599948
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Among the most productive ecosystems on earth, wetlands are also some of the most vulnerable. Australian Wetland Cultures argues for the cultural value of wetlands. Through a focus on swamps and their conservation, the volume makes a unique contribution to the growing interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities. The authors investigate the crucial role of swamps in Australian society through the idea of wetland cultures. The broad historical and cultural range of the book spans pre-settlement indigenous Australian cultures, nineteenth-century European colonization, and contemporary Australian engagements with wetland habitats. The contributors situate the Australian emphasis in international cultural and ecological contexts. Case studies from Perth, Western Australia, provide practical examples of the conservation of wetlands as sites of interlinked natural and cultural heritage. The volume will appeal to readers with interests in anthropology, Australian studies, cultural studies, ecological science, environmental studies, and heritage protection.
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ISBN-13: 9781498599948
Published: 15 Nov 2019
Published In: United States
Imprint: Lexington Books
Publisher: Lexington Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 268

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