Curious indeed, or curious in deed? some peculiarities of post-settlement relations with an antipodean river

Australian Geographer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-256

  Lavau, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipodean; Australia; Goulburn river; Performing difference; Relational ontology; Rural settlement

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; RURAL AREA; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

AUSTRALIA; GOULBURN RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 80052239340     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2011.595671     Document Type: Article

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