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Author Thomas, Mandy, 1959-

Title Moving landscapes : national parks & the Vietnamese experience / Mandy Thomas
Published Hurstville, N.S.W. : NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2002

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 MELB  333.7830994 Tho/Mln  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 145 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
regular print
Series Studies in the cultural construction of open space ; v. 2
Studies in the cultural construction of open space ; v. 2
Summary The big challenge for a multicultural society like Australia is how to manage cultural differences in the public spaces where we all come together. Placing national parks under the microscope, Moving landscapes looks at the experience of Sydney's large Vietnamese community-a group with a high use of public spaces, especially parks
In Moving Landscapes, anthropologist Mandy Thomas asks what the national parks of New South Wales mean to Vietnamese Australians in Sydney
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page 138 - 140
Subject National parks and reserves -- Social aspects -- Australia.
National parks and reserves -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Public opinion.
National parks and reserves -- Australia -- Public opinion.
Vietnamese -- Australia -- Attitudes.
Landscape assessment -- Australia.
Author New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.
LC no. 2002489776
ISBN 0731368649
1864031743