Impact of the Modern: Vernacular Modernities in Australia 1870s-1960s

by Robert Dixon

Australian and international modernity from the late 19th to the mid-20th century inspires research in many fields of cultural endeavour: architecture, fine arts, design, cinema, theatre, and music; in urban studies, literary history and Aboriginal studies. Impact of the Modern brings together examples of this new interdisciplinary work on modern Australian culture by 21 leading scholars. Their writings reveal an original account of 'modernising'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1920898891
• ISBN13: 9781920898892
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Sydney University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"