The Road to Botany Bay
Download or Read eBook The Road to Botany Bay PDF written by Paul Carter and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Paul Carter |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2013-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781452942759 |
ISBN-13 | : 1452942757 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Road to Botany Bay by : Paul Carter
Book excerpt: The Road to Botany Bay, first published in 1987 and considered a classic in the field of cultural and historical geography, examines the poetic constitution of colonial society. Through a far-reaching exploration of Australia’s mapping, narrative description, early urbanism, and bush mythology, Paul Carter exposes the mythopoetic mechanisms of empire. A powerfully written account of the ways in which language, history, and geography influenced the territorial theater of nineteenth-century imperialism, the book is also a call to think, write, and live differently.