Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
A history
$53.20
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2008
Summary
Tasmania’s old-growth forests, its wild, untamed rivers and its remote, rugged mountain peaks are etched in the minds of most Australians but these wilderness areas have been the focus of bitter conflict between government, big business and environmentalists for the past 30 years.Although told mostly from an environmentalist’s point of view, this book is a factual record of events. Beginning in the 1970s with the flooding of Lake Pedder, it takes the reader through the heady days of the Frank…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781741754643 |
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| ISBN-10: | 174175464X |
| Author: | Greg Buckman |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Jacana |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Greg Buckman
Greg Buckman worked on the campaign to save the Franklin River and those to save Tasmania’s forests, and since the early 1990s he has been closely associated with the Tasmanian and Australian Greens. He is a long-term office-bearer of the Australian Green and the author of four books about natural Tasmania and activist issues: Tasmania’s National Parks: A visitor’s guide (1996, 2002), Mt Wellington: Its history, walks and facilities (2000), Globalisation: Tame it or scrap it? (2004) and Global Trade: Past mistakes, future choices (2005).
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