The Colonial Earth

The Colonial Earth

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Book Description
Using the work of great Australian painters and poets as an entry point, this cultural study counters the popular myth that early colonial settlers were environmentally irresponsible and offers both aesthetic and historical evidence that suggests nature always figured prominently in the Australian national consciousness. Preserving endangered species, protecting forests, maintaining public land rights, and staving off climate change were at issue in the first environmental law of Australia enacted in 1788. Parlimentary debates, personal observations, and artistic renderings explore the texture and dimensions of early Australian environmentalism.

About the Author
Tim Bonyhady is an art historian and environmental lawyer. He is the author of Images in Opposition, Burke and Wills, and Places Worth Keeping.

The Colonial Earth,Tim Bonyhady,Melbourne University Press,0522850537,Australia & New Zealand - Australia,Australia & New Zealand - General,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Nature,Nature / Field Guide Books,Nature/Ecology,Australasian & Pacific history: c 1750 to c 1900,Australasian & Pacific history: from c 1900 -,Australia,Environmentalist thought & ideology,History of ideas, intellectual history,Academic: Environmental Studies/

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