Where Do You Find A City's Soul? Where Is Its Pulse, Its Personality? When We Walk Across The Skin Of A City, Do We Listen For Its Laugh? Terri-ann White Draws Together An Eclectic Group Of Perth People In This Collection To Share Their Insights On A Rapidly Evolving City. From An Architect's Perspective On Heritage To A Historian's Ruminations On Perth's Swampy Origins; From A Walk Down Streets That Don't Exist To Noongar Place Names; From The Union Movement To Public Art To Criminal Perth To Conversational Perth, This Book Encourages New Encounters With The City. Perth: A Guide For The Curious Traverses Social, Cultural And Political Spaces As The Reader Traverses The Streets, Kindling A Sense Of Curiosity About A City By Unearthing Buried Treasure. This Is Not A Book Of Nostalgia. It Doesn't Posit A Golden Age Or List A Series Of Laments. This Is A Book About Continuities And Unfolding Narratives. Perth Situates The Present In The Past And Illuminates Possible Futures. Perth: A Guide For The Curious Is Meant To Be Thumbed Through In Cafes, Stuffed Into Satchels And Walked Around The City Like A Tireless Companion. Perth Promises To Delight And Inspire Both Visitor And Local Alike. *** Thoroughly 'reader Friendly' In Tone, Commentary, Organization And Presentation, 'perth: A Guide For The Curious' Is Unreservedly Recommended For Another Living In And/or Anticipating Visiting The Ever-evolving City Of Perth, Australia. -- Midwest Book Review, Wisconsin Bookwatch: August 2016, The Travel Shelf [subject: Travel, Australia]
Title: Perth: A Guide For The Curious
Format: Paperback Book
Release Date: 01 Apr 2016
Type: Terri White Ann
Sku: 2444756
Catalogue No: 9781742587554
Category: Travel & Holidays