Australian Beach Cultures

Australians are surrounded by beaches. But this enclosure is more than a geographical fact for the inhabitants of an island continent; the beach is an integral part of the cultural envelope. This work analyzes the history of the beach as an integral aspect of Australian culture. <p>Prof.Jon Stratton (Curtin University of Technology)<br><br>"necessary reading...This is the book on the history of beach culture in Australia for which all of us concerned with Australian popular culture have been waiting."<br><br><br><br>The Manly Daily<br><br>"Booth has created a social history of Australia</p>