Gold: Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia edited by Iain McCalman, Alexander Cook and Andrew Reeves

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing to egdes and a tiny tear to back cover top edge. Interior and binding are still very good.

The discovery of gold in Australia 150 years ago precipitated enormous developments in the newly settled land. Immigrants flooded in from Asia and Europe, and the population and economy boomed in spontaneous cities.

The effects on both the environment and Indigenous Aboriginal peoples have been profound and lasting. In the most unexpected ways, gold has shaped modern Australia.

In this book, a team of Australia’s most prominent historians and curators have collaborated to produce a cultural history of gold and its impact on the development of Australian society. Like a handful of tailings, Gold brings together a collection of stories that have been left out of standard Australian histories.

In between runs a critical analysis of the relationship between gold and social change, race relations, gender, the environment, entertainment and industry. (back cover)