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OverviewThis book tells the story of Terania Creek – the world’s first direct action blockade in defence of a forest, occurring in Australia in 1979. Contrary to claims that the Australian counterculture was a mere imitation of overseas models, the Australian movement, coalescing with a home-grown environment movement, came of age at Terania Creek. After five years of ‘polite’ campaigning failed to stop the logging of ancient Gondwanan rainforest, an organic and spontaneous blockade erupted that would see the forging of a number of ingenious blockading techniques and strategies. The activist repertoire developed at Terania Creek has since echoed across the country, and across the Earth. This book draws on extensive oral history interviews as well as photographs taken of the protest in 1979; such rich source material brings the story to life. Terania Creek and the Forging of Modern Environmental Activism will therefore appeal to both a scholarly audience as well as activists, practitioners, and counterculturalists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vanessa BiblePublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783319704692ISBN 10: 3319704699 Pages: 114 Publication Date: 24 January 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Australian Counterculture.- 3 The Terania Native Forest Action Group.- 4 The Blockade.- 5 The Spirit of Terania.- 6 Conclusion.ReviewsThis book increases our understanding of collective activism and the history of the Australian environmental movement and goes a long way to explain how a small patch of rainforest was able to survive the threat posed by bulldozers. (Margaret Cook, Australian Historical Studies, Vol. 49 (4), 2018) Author InformationVanessa Bible is an Honorary Associate and Adjunct Lecturer in History and Peace Studies at the University of New England, Australia. As both an academic and an activist, Vanessa’s research interests lie within the environmental humanities and include environmental peace, environmental advocacy, and Australian environmental history, with a specific focus on counterculture and activism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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