Kerr Roads, Tourism and Cultural History

On the Road in Australia
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-84541-670-6
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 53, 304 Seiten

Reihe: Tourism and Cultural Change

Roads and road tourism loom large in the Australian imagination as distance and mobility have shaped the nation’s history and culture, but roads are more than simply transport routes; they embody multiple layers of history, mythology and symbolism. Drawing on Australian travel writing, diaries and manuscripts, tourism literature, fiction, poetry and feature films, this book explores how Australians have experienced and imagined roads and road touring beyond urban settings: from Aboriginal ‘songlines’ to modern-day road trips. It also tells the stories of iconic roads, including the Birdsville Track, Stuart Highway and Great Ocean Road, and suggests alternative approaches to heritage and tourism interpretation of these important routes. The ongoing impact of the colonial past on Indigenous peoples and contemporary Australian society and culture – including representations of the road and road travel – is explored throughout the book. The volume offers a new way of thinking about roads and road tourism as important strands in a nation’s cultural fabric.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerr, Rosemary

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations and Metric Conversions

Introduction: Imagining the Road

Chapter 1. Making Tracks

Chapter 2. The Call of the Open Road

Chapter 3. 'Discovering' Australia

Chapter 4. Travelling North

Chapter 5. 'Going Around': On the Road to Nowhere?

Chapter 6. Freedom on the Wallaby?

Chapter 7. What Goes on Tour….: Communities and Rituals of the Road

Chapter 8. Blood on the Bitumen: The Dark Side of the Road

Chapter 9. Politics and Protest on the Road

Chapter 10. Romancing the Road: Constructing Australian Icons

Are We There Yet? Conclusions on the Road

Select Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Kerr, Rosemary
Rosemary Kerr is a professional historian and heritage consultant who has worked in the field for over 20 years. She is also a member of the Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes. Her research interests include Australian cultural history, cultural heritage, cultural routes, and the history of travel and tourism.