{"product_id":"the-commonwealth-block-melbourne-tim-murray-9781743323694","title":"The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne: A Historical Archaeology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stereotype of 'slumdom' defined 'Little Lon' in the minds of Melbournians, and became entrenched in Australian literature and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Commonwealth Block, Melbourne\u003c\/em\u003e tells a different story. This ground-breaking book reports on almost three decades of excavations conducted on the Commonwealth Block - the area of central Melbourne bordered by Little Lonsdale, Lonsdale, Exhibition and Spring streets. Since the 1980s, archaeologists and historians have pieced together the rich and complex history of this area, revealing a working-class and immigrant community that was much more than just a slum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is authored by researchers who were responsible for the management and execution of the excavations and analysis of the Block. The authors outline the history and methodology of each stage of the project, and consider changes in theory and method (and inspiration and aspiration) in response to other studies, and to the changing disciplinary context of urban archaeology. This book makes an important contribution to the archaeology of the modern city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Murray, Kristal Buckley, Sarah Hayes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1743323697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781743323694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.35d","brand":"Tim Murray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190830625023,"sku":"9781743323694","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dba39794-843e-47f9-863e-32b5327b7b4e.jpg?v=1690872610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-commonwealth-block-melbourne-tim-murray-9781743323694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}