Sacred Places
Published on 15. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
542 pages
978-0-522-84976-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Sacred Places" spans war, religion, politics, language and the visual arts. Ken Inglis has distilled new cultural understandings from a familiar landscape.
Reviews / Votes
"I can think of no single work more...' important than Sacred Places... I would nominate The Dead, a section of Chapter 4, as one of the best pieces of historical writing in our literature.' (Professor Paul (Bourke, Historical Studies, ANU Sacred Places is the Australian history I' have always longed to read... a cultural history rich in humour and insight about the reverence at the heart of a very irreverent country.' (Jill Ker Conway, author of The (Road from Coorain Ken Inglis has the grand storyteller's' knack. He is a meticulous historian, but also one quite unafraid of the sacred or metaphysical implications of his subject. This is a rare book.' (Morag Fraser, Editor, (Eureka Street This magnificently produced book represents' a lifetime's thought and research.' (Imprints (Guide, Adelaide Review, December 1998 With the best works of non-fiction, one' always wonders: why has nobody written this book before? Such is the case with Sacred Places... This is an important and necessary book.' (Gideon Haigh and Mark Davis, Age,More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
206pics
ISBN-13
978-0-522-84976-9 (9780522849769)
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Person
Ken Inglis is one of Australia's most esteemed historians. He has been Professor of History at the Australian National University and the University of Papua New Guinea, and Vice-Chancellor of the latter. He was a general editor of Australians- A Historical Library (eleven volumes) and chairman of the editorial board of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (MUP), and continues to be a vigorous contributor to public debate. His books include Australian Colonists and This Is the ABC.