{"product_id":"symbols-of-australia-melissa-harper-9781742237121","title":"Symbols of Australia: Imagining a Nation","description":"Australia is a land of symbols. The Southern Cross. The Sydney Opera House. The kangaroo. Vegemite. But what do they actually mean? Where do they come from? Why are some symbols so hotly contested? Does Australia have more than its fair share?\u003ci\u003e Symbols of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating and unexpected insights into the symbols that surround us: from Uluru to the Australian flag, the rainbow serpent to Holden cars, the democracy sausage to the Great Barrier Reef. Entertaining, provocative, informative, and often surprising, \u003ci\u003eSymbols of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a great deal about the ways nations are imagined--and how they imagine themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1742237126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781742237121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e NewSouth Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.35d","brand":"Melissa Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445647225087,"sku":"9781742237121","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_065d40d3-b5b0-40c6-92e0-cc141437729f.jpg?v=1777219822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/symbols-of-australia-melissa-harper-9781742237121","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}