The Murray
A River and Its People
$66.19
- Paperback
303 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2001
Summary
An original and subtly conceived work, The Murray offers a unique picture of Australia’s major river.
The Murray River is in crisis, and faces an uncertain future. In this evocative book, Paul Sinclair explores the reasons why the river has become degraded, and what these changes have meant to Australians.
This in-depth study of the Murray River examines the changing cultural meanings of the river—the practical forgetfulness which has eroded the Aboriginal presence; t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522849400 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522849407 |
| Author: | Paul Sinclair |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 303 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 159mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Paul Sinclair’s The Murray sings life into a dying river.” - The Sydney Morning Herald
“As Paul Sinclair details in his thoughtful and valuable book, The Murray, the nation’s second-longest and most important river is a potent emblem of Australia’s forehead-slapping failure to comprehend and conserve its most precious resource–fresh water–and its rich natural and human histories. Out of its pages flows pride and shame, a waterway at once famous and infamous, lauded and forgotten, adored and abused.” –The Bulletin“Paul Sinclair’s The Murray sings life into a dying river.” –The Sydney Morning Herald
About The Author
Paul Sinclair
Paul Sinclair grew up near the Murray River at Kerang, in northern Victoria. He has published widely on Australia’s environmental history, and has worked in collaboration with Mandy Martin and the late John Davis, two of Australia’s leading environmental artists. As part of the research for this book, Paul and his partner Jen Hocking paddled a canoe 1330 kilometres along the Murray, talking to people and getting to know the intricacies of the river. Paul worked at the 900,000-hectare Bookmark Biosphere Reserve in the South Australian Riverland from 1999 to 2001. He is now a research fellow at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne.
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