Towards a Sociology of the Coast Our Past, Present and Future Relationship to the Shore /

This book seeks to understand the coast as a place that has deep significance both historically and sociologically. Using several case studies in Australia, the author uses Max Weber's approach to rationalisation to understand the different ways coasts have been interpreted throughout modern hi...

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Main Author: Osbaldiston, Nick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban.
Urban geography.
Cities and towns-History.
Ethics.
ISBN:9781137486806
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Methods and Theory
  • Chapter 3. The Premodern Coast
  • Chapter 4. The Modern Coastal Explorer: Matthew Flinders
  • Chapter 5. Modernity meets Lifestyle: The Historical Case Study of Noosa
  • Chapter 6. Lifestyle Coasts Today: Contemporary Noosa
  • Chapter 7. Modernity meets Adventure: The Historical Case Study of Surfers Paradise
  • Chapter 8. Adventure Coasts Today: Contemporary Surfers Paradise
  • Chapter 9. The Future Coasts.

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