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The House That Jack Built

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The House That Jack BuiltCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781742235011 Year: 2016 Publisher: NewSouth Publishing Description: 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

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742235011
Year: 2016
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing


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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 andhelped to persuade Australians everywhere to cherish and protect the hertitage of special buildings, places and sites.

Visit the The House That Jack Builtwebsite

Listen to James Colman's interview with Wendy Harmer on 702ABCSydney here

Read Peter Tonkin's article in ARCHITECTURE AU here

The Gerd Albers Award- International Society of City and Regional Planners, The Hague - Best Book on urban planning

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