Sand in Our Souls: The Beach in Australian History

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Melbourne University Publish, 2001 - 251 páginas
This study describes the forces and pressures that encouraged or impeded Australians' enjoyment of sand and surf, from early enjoyment of bathing, through nearly a century of repressive restrictions, to freedom won in the face of drawn-out opposition. These provocative arguments will stimulate debate on the concept of national identity appropriate for a new Australian century and promote a deeper understanding of an aspect of life in Australia that is cherished by many who live there.

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Introduction PART
1
The Triumph of Respectability
2
Writers and Artists the Bush and the Beach
3
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10
A New Century a New Nation and the Struggle for the Beach
53
The Achievement of Freedom on the Beach
68
The Australianising of the Beach
82
The Beach from the Midtwentieth Century to the Present 8888 53 68 82
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PART 3
161
The Concept of National Identity
163
Meanings of the Beach and the Shaping of an Australian Culture
170
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An Australian baptismal ritual
185
Balancing Acts
191
Soldiers swimming in the sea Gallipoli 1915
196
Children squeal with delight as waves crash over the pool wall
203

Freshwater beach lifesaving ladies c 1908
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PART 2
111
Early Representations and Emerging Themes
113
Childhood and the Beach
123
Charles Conder Sandringham 1890
128
Diverse Connections
130
The Beach and Popular Culture
138
Recruiting poster World War I
139
Contrasting Aspects of the Beach
146
Arthur Boyd The Beach 1944
151
Reflections on Representations of the Beach and Immersion in Place
153
Present and Future Challenges
208
VictorJean Adam Baie Jervis Nouvelle Hollande
209
1833
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Notes
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Leone Huntsman is not a bodysurfer, a boardrider or a lifesaver. She is one of those millions of Australians who feel an emotional and spiritual attachment to the beaches with which this nation is so fortunately endowed. Until her retirement she was Senior Lecturer in Child Development at the Institute of Early Childhood at Macquarie University.

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