Remember when our cities and inner-cities weren’t dominated by high-rise apartments? This book documents the changes that have come with the globalization of the Australian city since the 1970's. It tells the story of the major economic, social, cultural and demographic changes that have come with the opening up of Australia in those years, with a particular focus on the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. It also looks at how these changes have played out in the smaller capitals and regional centers. This book challenges ideas about Australia and how it presents itself to the world, and how in turn many Australians perceive and understand themselves.
Seamus O’Hanlon is one of Australia’s leading urban historians. He is a regular contributor to ABC local and national radio.
This book describes the changes that have come with the globalisation of Australian cities since the 1970s, with a particular focus on the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, where the impacts of globalisation have been most profound. Our housing, our work, our transport, not to mention our ethnic makeup have transformed. This book also looks at how these changes have played out in the smaller capitals and regional centres, showing that the experience of being an Australian in Sydney or Melbourne is moving away from the rest of the country. What does this mean for the way we perceive and understand ourselves, and the way the world sees us?
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