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Seeking the Centre : the Australian desert in literature, art and film
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Seeking the Centre : the Australian desert in literature, art and film

by Roslynn D. Haynes

This illustrated volume explores the desert's impact on Australian culture as both a geographical reality and a national symbol. It examines the relationship between Aboriginal Australians and the desert, alongside changing non-Indigenous perspectives of the region.

Accession 16589 ISBN 0521571111 Publisher Cambridge University Press
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