Trendyville

The Battle for Australia's Inner Cities

Graeme Davison, Renate Howe, David Nichols

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English

Monash University Publishing
01 October 2014

Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Urban communities; Australian Society

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In the 1960s and 70s, Australia's inner cities experienced an upheaval which left them changed forever. People from all walks of life who valued their suburbs - places like Balmain, Battery Point, Carlton, Indooropilly, North Adelaide, or Subiaco - resisted large-scale development projects for freeways, 'slum clearance,' and mass-produced high rises. Unlikely alliances - of post-war migrants, university students and staff, construction workers and their unions, long-term residents and city workers - challenged land-grabs and inappropriate development. When the dust settled, Australian cities were different. Many suburbs kept their village qualities. Shopping strips were revived and cultures celebrated. While areas like Fitzroy or Redcliff were derided as 'Trendyville,' the fate many American cities suffered - a 'hollow core' - had been avoided. In the process, heritage conservation, party politics, and Australian assumptions about domestic life, education, and lifestyle had all been transformed. This book is an in-depth examination of the causes and consequences of urban protest in a democracy.

It shows how it changed the built environments well as its participants, and resonated in many of our institutions including politics, media and multiculturalism.

Reviewed by Geraldine Doogue on Radio National

Shortlisted for the History Publication Prize in the Victorian Community History Awards 2015

By: Graeme Davison, Renate Howe, David Nichols
Imprint: Monash University Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9781921867422
ISBN 10: 1921867426
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 October 2014
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active