EARTH AND INDUSTRY: Stories from Gippsland (Signed by Editor and Three Contributors)

Clayton, Victoria, Australia: Monash University Publishing , 2015. xxxiii, + 323pp. B/white maps and halftone illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed on half-title page by (Editor) Julie Fenley, and three contributors - Julie Constable, Jillian Durance and Cheryl Glowrey, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, soft corner crease to rear panel. Series: Monash studies in Australian society. "How have individuals and communities responded to change and interacted with their environment? Erik Eklund and Julie Fenley assemble contributors to examine historic and contemporary relations of people and the environment in an area - Gippsland, Victoria, Australia - built upon a many layered history of environmental changes and modifications, and once again on the cusp of rapid economic and social change. Taking account of Aboriginal and 'white' relations, 'old' and 'new' forms of pastoralism and agriculture, water and coastal management and fishing, mining and industrialisation, forestry, heritage management and increasing political tensions in relation to the environment, the result is a story of challenges, hardships and conflicts, as well as resourcefulness and innovation.This collection offers an encompassing portrait of the region, exploring its historical, social and geographical diversity . . . " Contents include: Contributors. Acks. List of acronyms. Introduction. 16 chapters. Afterword. Index. Book weight approx. 550g. . Signed by Editor and Three Constributors . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.25cm).