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BOOK REVIEW: City Dreamers: The Urban Imagination in Australia (NewSouth, 2016).

16 November 2018 admin Publications

Here is my book review of City Dreamers: The Urban Imagination in Australia by Graeme Davison. This review was published in Urban History journal in 2017, and reflects both on Davison’s important book and his broader contribution to the practice of urban history.

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