Renovation nation : our obsession with home /
Allon, Fiona R.,
Renovation nation : our obsession with home / Fiona Allon. - vi, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.
It's the culture, stupid! -- Building on the block -- The wealth effect -- Keeping the dream alive -- Fear and the family home -- Heritage with a difference -- Fortress Australia -- We grew here, you flew here -- The limits of home?
"This is an intelligent, savvy account of home in all its manifestations. It's about our fetish for home and ownership. Why are Australians so obsessed with interest rates, home ownership, home beautification, investment properties, real estate? Fiona Allon looks at our own homes--why we renovate, why shows like The Block were so incredibly popular, why housing affordability has become one of the key political and social issues--and finds that we have become more inward looking than ever. She also looks at the national 'home', and at why we became so anxious about keeping some people out of the country, or away from places some thought they owned, like Cronulla Beach."--Provided by publisher.
0868408786 9780868408781
UNSW Press, University of NSW, Sydney NSW 2052
2008426094
National characteristics, Australian
Home ownership--Social aspects--Australia
Home ownership--Economic aspects--Australia
Housing--Australia
Australia--Social life and customs--1990-
Australia--Politics and government--1990-2001.
DU107 / .A44 2008
643.7
Renovation nation : our obsession with home / Fiona Allon. - vi, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.
It's the culture, stupid! -- Building on the block -- The wealth effect -- Keeping the dream alive -- Fear and the family home -- Heritage with a difference -- Fortress Australia -- We grew here, you flew here -- The limits of home?
"This is an intelligent, savvy account of home in all its manifestations. It's about our fetish for home and ownership. Why are Australians so obsessed with interest rates, home ownership, home beautification, investment properties, real estate? Fiona Allon looks at our own homes--why we renovate, why shows like The Block were so incredibly popular, why housing affordability has become one of the key political and social issues--and finds that we have become more inward looking than ever. She also looks at the national 'home', and at why we became so anxious about keeping some people out of the country, or away from places some thought they owned, like Cronulla Beach."--Provided by publisher.
0868408786 9780868408781
UNSW Press, University of NSW, Sydney NSW 2052
2008426094
National characteristics, Australian
Home ownership--Social aspects--Australia
Home ownership--Economic aspects--Australia
Housing--Australia
Australia--Social life and customs--1990-
Australia--Politics and government--1990-2001.
DU107 / .A44 2008
643.7