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The Artificial Horizon: Reading a Colonised Landscape
The Artificial Horizon Reading a Colonised Landscape Author:Martin Thomas This extraordinary evocation of the dramatic landscape of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney offers a cultural history of the region and a glimpse into the ethical problems that confront a colonized society. A travel narrative style is used to present local history from Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal, and crosscultural perspectives. Myths about lifes... more »tyle choices and historical clichés about the countryside are interpreted to offer a global perspective on local conflict.« less