208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the story of Sydney's much maligned western suburbs: how the city spread across the plains to the Blue Mountains, and why the 'westie' stigma haunts the people of the region. Resourceful and innovative, the people of the western suburbs have created a culture of their own, defying the 'westie' stigma. Out West uncovers the intricate social and cultural networks that make western Sydney... Read more
Foreword
List of tables
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The westie image
2 Social demarcations
3 The west to World War II
4 Reconstructing the city
5 Moving out and moving in
6 Menacing youth
7 Mobs, gangs and pushes
8 Into the imaginary
9 Inside/outside - western Sydney today
Afterword: Speaking (for) others
Bibliography
Index
List of tables
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The westie image
2 Social demarcations
3 The west to World War II
4 Reconstructing the city
5 Moving out and moving in
6 Menacing youth
7 Mobs, gangs and pushes
8 Into the imaginary
9 Inside/outside - western Sydney today
Afterword: Speaking (for) others
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Diane Powell spent most of her life in Mount Pritchard in Sydney's western suburbs and currently works as a Project Officer with ABC TV.
