Beyond the Lattice

by Susan Sickert

Price $35.00

About the Book

What did Broome look like fifty or one hundred years ago? Who built the town and who sustained it? How come the ambience of the town was so unmistakably Asian? What was life really like in this hot town where diverse cultures rubbed shoulders, with only gambling, religious and secular festivals for diversion in a harsh and isolated environment? What were the stories?
In Beyond the Lattice Susan Sickert seeks the answers to her questions about this fascinating and unique Australian town. But, unlike many views of the past, she steps off the verandah, away from the pearler’s world of privilege, privacy and power behind the lattice. She looks instead for the heart of Broome in the lives of the thousands of Asian, Aboriginal and mixed-race men and women in the corrugated-iron world beyond the lattice. Beyond the Lattice provides real insight into the people, politics, colour and atmosphere which have been fundamental to the creation of modern Broome.

Categories

Art & Photography, History, Sport, Travel, Entertainment

Publication Year

2003

Publisher

Fremantle Press

ISBN11

1 86368 392 5

ISBN13

9 781863 683920

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

Large Format Photographic

Pages

200

Height x Width mm

210 x 215