Download or read book From Bondi to the City written by Richard B. Sappey and published by Palmer Higgs Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a history of what it was like to grow up in Sydney during the 1950s and 1960s. This world was observed through the eyes of a child and young man. The memories travel through Bondi in the 1950s, from the Astra Hotel, boarding houses, flats, small struggling shops, going to school, playing cricket and tennis – all at a time when Australia itself was young and growing. The golden fifties launched people into expanded hope through cars, weekends, their own homes and plentiful work. There is the tranquillity of Pittwater, a glassy stretch of water and deep bush where people cherished their weekends in small fibro cottages and tiny boats. The journey goes to the old harbour of ships and wharves and nights at the speedway. Life included Anzac Day marches, sample bags at the Royal Easter Show, street football, Empire Day bonfires, and the lady who read the tea leaves and the Menzies sympathisers and Commos in the family. The world of work was also a journey through running deliveries in school holidays, small factory life in Balmain and office work in the city. The city moved quickly in terms of what jobs disappeared, the rise and fall of businesses and what they sold; and the flattening of old buildings and the rise of the glittering towers. The city was part of life; it sparkled, enticed, threatened, expanded freedom, challenged everything and never let you forget what it did and what you did.
Download or read book Sydney written by Evan McHugh and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous ed.: published by Evan McHugh, 1999.
Download or read book The Decisive Network written by Nadya Bair and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since its founding in 1947, the legendary Magnum Photos agency has been telling its own story: Its photographers were concerned witnesses to history and artists on the hunt for decisive moments; their pictures were humanist documents of the postwar world. Based in unprecedented archival research, The Decisive Network peels back layers of the Magnum mythology to offer a new history of what it meant to shoot, edit, and sell news images after World War II. Between the 1940s and 1960s, Magnum expanded the human-interest story - about the everyday life of ordinary people - to global dimensions while bringing the aesthetic of news pictures into new markets. Its best-known work started as humanitarian aid promotion, travel campaigns, corporate publicity, and advertising. Working with this range of clients, Magnum made photojournalism integral to visual culture. Yet Magnum's photographers could not have done this alone. This book unpacks the collaborative nature of photojournalism as it transpired on a daily basis, focusing on how picture editors, sales agents, spouses, and publishers helped Magnum photographers succeed in their assignments and achieve fame. The Decisive Network concludes in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when, amidst the decline of magazine publishing and the rise of an art market for photography, Magnum turned to photo books and exhibitions to manage its growing picture archives and consolidate its brand. In that moment, Magnum's photojournalists became artists and their assignments turned into oeuvres. Such ideas were necessary publicity, and they also managed to shape discussions about photography for decades. Bridging art history, media studies, cultural history, and the history of communication, this book transforms our understanding of the photographic profession and the global circulation of images in the pre-digital world"--
Download or read book A Companion to the City written by Gary Bridge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective. Indispensable companion for students of the City. Multidisciplinary approach of interest across several fields. Includes contributions from major scholars in the field.
Download or read book Great Cities written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world’s most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight into the events, movements, and people throughout history who have shaped the cities where we live. Written in a “biography” format, it offers a rich historical overview of each featured city, brought to vivid life with beautiful imagery. Inside the pages of this visual guide, discover: • The story behind each city — how it was established, critical moments in its development and why it is considered historically significant. • The different types of cities, from the centers of ancient and lost civilizations and great river cities to planned cities and modern metropolises. • Beautiful illustrations with large-scale reproductions of paintings, photographs, maps and other artifacts. • Stunning images of city life and key moments in history are complemented by close-ups of revealing details and feature panels that provide additional context. From the ancient to the modern, get under the skin of what made cities like Persepolis, Paris, Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Dubai tick. This lavish book is about more than history — it explores the art, architecture, commerce and politics of the great civilizations throughout history. Great Cities provides a unique window into how cities have become markers of human progress. Explore which ancient civilization founded the precursor to Mexico City, why Venice was the gateway to the East, what the Belle Epoque was and which city was the first to build sewers. It’s the perfect gift for armchair explorers interested in history, geography and the arts.
Download or read book Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board written by United States. National Labor Relations Board and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bondi to Manly Walk written by Tara Wells and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bondi to Manly Walk is the definitive guide to Sydney's stunning coastline. A spectacular 80-kilometre track - Sydney's best multi-day walk - connects the iconic beaches of Bondi and Manly, and will have you winding through secluded bays, protected bushland and the glittering harbour city along the way. A must-have for visitors, the guidebook will equally surprise and delight the most familiar Sydneysiders, combining fascinating local and natural histories with clear instructions. Covering every bay, beach and headland between Bondi and Manly, day walkers can also choose from 12 highlighted short walks, including: ? Bronte to Bondi ? The Rocks and Sydney Harbour Bridge ? Hermitage Foreshore Walk near Rose Bay ? South Head at Watsons Bay ? The Spit to Manly Walk ? Manly's North Head Easy-to-use, The Bondi to Manly Walk contains track notes and maps for casual day walkers and multi-day hikers. With accommodation and detailed itineraries for those wanting the challenge of inn-to-inn style hiking, as well as notes for families and dog walkers, it truly has something for everyone. 'Tara doesn't just talk the talk - she walks one of the world's most beautiful walks.' - Adam Spencer 'If you've ever - or never - experienced the astonishing Sydney coastline, you need this book. Tara Wells has captured everything you need to know to immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Sydney's coastal trails, whether it's for a quick dip into the sparkling waters that grace its shores or the full monty, walking 80 km from Bondi to Manly. From its rich history, to what to carry, where to dine and sleep or how not to get lost, she's covered it all, with passion and flair. I love this book, and so will you.' - Di Westaway OAM, founder of Wild Women On Top
Download or read book The Unknown City written by Iain Borden and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look beyond design process and buildings aimed at discoveringnew ways of looking at the urban experience.
Download or read book Consuming the Entrepreneurial City written by Anne Cronin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-04-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection offers a global perspective on the changing character of cities and the increasing importance that consumer culture plays in defining their symbolic economies. Increasingly, forms of spectacle have come to shape how cities are imagined and to influence their character and the practices through which we know them - from advertising and the selling of real estate, to youth cultural consumption practices and forms of entrepreneurship, to the regeneration of urban areas under the guise of the heritage industry and the development of a WiFi landscape. Using examples of cities such as New York, Sydney, Atlantic City, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Douala, Liverpool, San Juan, Berlin and Harbin this book illustrates how image and practice have become entangled in the performance of the symbolic economy. It also argues that it is not just how the urban present is being shaped in this way that is significant to the development of cities but also that a prominent feature of their development has been the spectacular imagining of the past as heritage and through regeneration. Yet the ghosts that this conjures up in practice offer us a possible form of political unsettlement and alternative ways of viewing cities that is only just beginning to be explored. Through this important collection by some of the leading analysts of consumption, cities and space Consuming the Entrepreneurial City offers a cutting edge analysis of the ways in which cities are developing and the implications this has for their future. It is essential reading for students of Urban Studies, Geography, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Heritage Studies and Anthropology.
Download or read book Sea Land and Air written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Adventures with Ledvedik written by Natalia Kuschnerova and published by EastEuroBooks. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Australian Adventures with Ledvedik” is the third part of a trilogy about family adventures with Ledvedik, an alien from a parallel world. Maxim, Vladi and Ledvedik meet in Sydney, where Sasha takes part in an international regatta. Charming Karolin, Vladi's cousin, is also here. Maxim falls head over heels in love with her and is looking forward to two awesome weeks. Instead of enjoying their vacation, our friends get involved in a dangerous out-of-this-world adventure. As crazy as this may sound, Vladi convinces them that he is on the trail of a gang of aliens who are about to destroy our earth.
Download or read book The World s Best Cities written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as exciting up-and-comers, including Denver, Asheville, Oslo, and Abu Dhabi. As readable as it is beautiful, this expansive travel guide offers a playful, informative mix of inspirational personal narratives; photo galleries, and fun facts; plus sidebars on oddities; where to find the best food and shopping; novels that capture a particular city's atmosphere; local secrets; and more. Many additional cities appear in illustrated lists, such as eco-friendly cities, foodie cities; and happiest cities. The twenty-first century is the Century of the City, and on-the-go visitors and armchair travelers alike will make World's Best Cities a must-have volume to accompany all their urban adventures.
Download or read book Sydney and around Rough Guides Snapshot Australia includes Bondi Beach Manly the Blue Mountains Hunter Valley Botany Bay Wollongong and Newcastle written by and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to Sydney and around is the ultimate travel guide to this exciting city and its surrounding region. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from cruising Sydney Harbour to scaling its iconic bridge, and from hitting Bondi Beach to wine-tasting in the Hunter Valley. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Australia, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Australia, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, entry requirements and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Australia. Full coverage: the city, the harbour, the beaches and Botany Bay, as well as sights around Sydney including Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains. (Equivalent printed page extent 162 pages).
Download or read book Cities and Gender written by Helen Jarvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men and women experience the city differently: in relation to housing assets, use of transport, relative mobility, spheres of employment and a host of domestic and caring responsibilities. An analysis of urban and gender studies, as co-constitutive subjects, is long overdue. Cities and Gender is a systematic treatment of urban and gender studies combined. It presents both a feminist critique of mainstream urban policy and planning and a gendered reorientation of key urban social, environmental and city-regional debates. It looks behind the ‘headlines’ on issues of transport, housing, uneven development, regeneration and social exclusion, for instance, to account for the ‘hidden’ infrastructure of everyday life. The three main sections on 'Approaching the City', 'Gender and Built Environment' and, finally, 'Representation and Regulation' explore not only the changing environments, working practices and household structures evident in European and North American cities today, but also those of the global south. International case studies alert the reader to stark contrasts in gendered life-chances (differences between north and south as well as inequalities and diversity within these regions) while at the same time highlighting interdependencies which globally thread through the lives of women and men as the result of uneven development. This book introduces the reader to previously neglected dimensions of gendered critical urban analysis. It sheds light, through competing theories and alternative explanations, on recent transformations of gender roles, state and personal politics and power relations; across intersecting spheres: of home, work, the family, urban settlements and civil society. It takes a household perspective alongside close scrutiny of social networks, gender contracts, welfare regimes and local cultural milieu. In addition to providing the student with a solid conceptual grounding across broad structures of production, consumption and social reproduction, the argument cultivates an interdisciplinary awareness of, and dialogue between, the everyday issues of urban dwellers in affluent and developing world cities. The format of the book means that included with each chapter are key definitions, ‘boxed’ concepts and case study evidence along with specifically tailored learning activities and further reading. This is both a timely and trenchant discussion that has pertinence for students, scholars and researchers.
Download or read book The National Geographic Traveler written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Social Geography written by Paul Knox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Examining urban social geography from a theoretical and historical perspective, it also explores how it has developed into the modern day. Taking account of recent critical work, whilst simultaneously presenting well established approaches to the subject, it ensures students are well-informed about all the issues. The result is a topical book that is clear and accessible for students
Download or read book The Tram to Bondi Beach written by Elizabeth Hathorn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1932 against the magical backdrop of Bondi Beach, in the year the Sydney Harbour Bridge opens, the days of Phar Lap and Charles Kingsford Smith, Keiran a boy from Bondi hopes to help his family survive the depression. Hurtling towards the beach one morning in the famous Bondi 'Rattler, Keiran is inspired to become a paper boy on the Bondi trams. No Sooner does his dream begin to take shape than it is threatened by Saxon, the chief paper boy. Tensions build as their rivalry grows and culminates in a dramatic climax with unexpected results. Can dreams really come true? Keiran's quest is to find out. (1 act, 4 male, 2 female).
