The Murray
Subtitle: a river and its people
By: Paul Sinclair.
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Carlton South, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Human ecology -- Australia -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History; Environmental degradation -- Australia -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.); Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- Environmental conditions; Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- Social life and customs; Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History
Description: A picture of Australia's major river, the Murray. The focus is on shifts and changes: the heyday of the riverboats and their transformation into a tourist attraction; the decline of the Murray cod; the alteration of flow patterns and species; and the changing fortunes of the river towns.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 270-295.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART 1 MAKING SENSE OF THE MURRAY; title: 1 Two Visions 3; title: 2 The Unregulated and Regulated River 16; title: 3 An Elusive and Ancient River 26; title: 4 Along the Oven Roads 33; title: 5 Practical Forgetfulness 45; title: 6 Harnessing the Murray Waters 58; title: 7 Keeping the River under Control 76; title: 8 From Swimming Holes to Swimming Pools 88; title: PART 2 STORIES OF ABUNDANCE AND DECLINE; title: 9 A Natural or Unnatural River? 113; title: 10 The Meaning of Murray Cod 120; title: 11 Square Hooks 141; title: 12 The Importance of Remembering Fish 151; title: 13 The European Carp Invasion 164; title: PART 3 A PLEASURE-SEEKER'S PARADE; title: 14 Ideas to Understand a New World 175; title: 15 Selling the River Experience 186; title: 16 Turning away from the River 205; title: 17 The Big Picture 223; title: Notes 235; title: Select Bibliography 270; title: Index 296.