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The Rest of the world is watching

The Rest of the world is watching

HistoryPolitics & Society
Pages
271
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

This book chronicles the pivotal history of the green movement and environmental policy, specifically focusing on the struggles to protect Tasmania's unique natural environment. It explores the key events and figures that brought global attention to these conservation efforts. The authors present a detailed account of the challenges faced and the triumphs achieved in the ongoing fight for ecological preservation.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeThought-ProvokingReflective

Genres

History Politics & Society Science & Nature

Authors

C
Cassandra Pybus

Cassandra Pybus is a historian who writes about complex human stories within historical contexts. Her book, Many Middle Passages, explores the lives of individuals caught in significant historical movements. She offers readers a clear view into the past.

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Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan (born 1 July 1961) is an Australian novelist and historian from Tasmania, descended from Irish convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land. He left school at sixteen, later graduating from the University of Tasmania and winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. His novels include Death of a River Guide, Gould's Book of Fish and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which won the 2014 Booker Prize.