Symbols of Australia: Imagining a Nation

by Melissa Harper (Editor), Richard White (Editor)

But what do they actually mean? Where do they come from?

Why are some symbols so hotly contested?

Does Australia have more than its fair share?

Symbols of Australia offers illuminating and unexpected insights into the symbols that surround us: from Uluru to the Australian flag, the rainbow serpent to Holden cars, the democracy sausage to the Great Barrier Reef.

Entertaining, provocative, informative, and often surprising, Symbols of Australia reveals a great deal about the ways nations are imagined and how they imagine themselves..

Genres: History, Reference

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Rob Lloyd-jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introduction to some key symbols of Australia and helps you to understand more about the country and it's history. Covers lots of topics but by doing that doesn't have too much detail in it at times. Would recommend as a read to start off with.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Each chapter discusses the origin, history, meaning and uses of an Australian symbol such as the kangaroo or Sydney House. Full of interesting information will presented.