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Impact of the modern : vernacular modernities in Australia 1870s-1960s

by Robert Dixon, Veronica Kelly

This interdisciplinary collection explores Australian modernity from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Essays analyse the creative engagement with international ideas across architecture, fine arts, and cinema, focusing on themes of gender and popular culture.

Accession 12235 ISBN 9781920898892 Publisher Sydney University Press
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