The Road to Botany Bay
An Exploration of Landscape and History
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography
| Author: | Paul Carter | ISBN: | 9781452942759 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press | Publication: | November 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Univ Of Minnesota Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Carter |
| ISBN: | 9781452942759 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
| Publication: | November 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Univ Of Minnesota Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
