02461nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002500112037005100137035002100188040002100209043001200230050002300242082001400265100002000279245008800299260003200387300001500419500002000434504005400454505023700508520070600745533015201451650004201603650004701645650004901692650002401741651004601765651005101811655002901862710001701891856012601908999001702034ebr10351548CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080822s2008    at      sb    001 0 eng d  z  2008426094  z9780868408781 (pbk.)  bUNSW Press, University of NSW, Sydney NSW 2052  a(OCoLC)646875709  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  au-at---14aDU107b.A44 2008eb04a643.72221 aAllon, Fiona R.10aRenovation nationh[electronic resource] :bour obsession with home /cFiona Allon.  aSydney :bNew South,c2008.  avi, 232 p.  aIncludes index.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 212-226).0 aIt's the culture, stupid! -- Building on the block -- The wealth effect -- Keeping the dream alive -- Fear and the family home -- Heritage with a difference -- Fortress Australia -- We grew here, you flew here -- The limits of home?  a"This is an intelligent, savvy account of home in all its manifestations. It's about our fetish for home and ownership. Why are Australians so obsessed with interest rates, home ownership, home beautification, investment properties, real estate? Fiona Allon looks at our own homes--why we renovate, why shows like The Block were so incredibly popular, why housing affordability has become one of the key political and social issues--and finds that we have become more inward looking than ever. She also looks at the national 'home', and at why we became so anxious about keeping some people out of the country, or away from places some thought they owned, like Cronulla Beach."--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aNational characteristics, Australian. 0aHome ownershipxSocial aspectszAustralia. 0aHome ownershipxEconomic aspectszAustralia. 0aHousingzAustralia. 0aAustraliaxSocial life and customsy1990- 0aAustraliaxPolitics and governmenty1990-2001. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10351548zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c45937d45937