The House That Jack Built

SKU: 9781742235011
The House That Jack Built - 9781742235011 - James Colman - New South Books - The Little Lost Bookshop

The House That Jack Built

SKU: 9781742235011
Author: James Colman | Publisher: New South Books
This is the story of how an ordinary bloke from the bush became the key figure in a movement that would change the shape of our cities and bring about lasting political and legal reform. This is the story of the house that Jack Mundey built.  Without the green bans movement of the 1970s, Sydney and many other cities would look very different. Pulling together an unlikely alliance of environmentalists and union players earned Jack Mundey a reputation as both the 'best-known unionist and best-known conservationist in Australia'.  Under his leadership, the movement fought against the slash-and-burn philosophy that almost saw The Rocks fitted out with high-rise buildings, a highway through the centre of Glebe and total development of Centennial Park. In this long-awaited book James Colman reflects on Jack's remarkable life and his ongoing legacy. Mundey overturned the bulldozer mentality of the 1960s and 1970s and helped to persuade Australians everywhere to cherish and protect the hertitage of special buildings, places and sites. 
Regular price $49.99
/
Out of stock
Tax included.
The House That Jack Built is found in these collections: General Books |

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
More from General Books
Tall Stories: A Lively History of the Blue Mountains - 9780645547306 - Michael Duffy - Orphan Rock - The Little Lost Bookshop
Tall Stories: A Lively History of the Blue Mountains
$34.99
Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machines Kit: Paper Airplanes Based on the Great Master's Sketches that Really Fly! - 9780804852241 - Andrew Dewar - Tuttle Publishing - The Little Lost Bookshop
Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machines Kit: Paper Airplanes Based on the Great Master's Sketches that Really Fly!
$29.99
Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark - 9781460757154 - Julia Baird - HarperCollins - The Little Lost Bookshop
Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark
$29.99
The Book of English Magic - 9781848540415 - Philip Carr-Gomm; Richard Heygate - Hodder & Stoughton - The Little Lost Bookshop
The Book of English Magic
$32.99
Tea and Thread - 9780646972831 - Sally Bathgate - Grace Abounding Books - The Little Lost Bookshop
Tea and Thread
$39.99
Dark Emu - 9781921248016 - Bruce Pascoe - Magabala Books - The Little Lost Bookshop
Dark Emu
$29.99
Recently viewed