Mathew Radcliffe

Broschiertes Buch

Kampong Australia

Beschreibung

Kampong Australia explores the complex political genesis of the RAAF presence at Butterworth and shows what everyday life on and around the base was like. It charts the official policies and practices that framed the Australian encounter with the people and places of Penang, drawing on the recollections of those who were there.

Autor

Mathew Radcliffe was born at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base at Butterworth in northern Malaysia. After serving in the RAAF for seven years as an Engineering Officer, he completed a BA at UNSW majoring in history and a PhD at Macquarie University before writing this history of the social and cultural history of the RAAF at Butterworth. This is his first book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of New South Wales Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781742235141
• ISBN-10: 174223514X
• Artikelnr.: 54716839