{"product_id":"wounded-country-the-murray-darling-basin-a-contested-history-paperback","title":"Wounded Country: The Murray-Darling Basin - A Contested History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuentin Beresford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Murray-Darling Basin is under threat. This vast and spectacular geographical region, covering one million square kilometres from central Queensland to South Australia, has been exploited for nearly 200 years. Soil erosion, sand drifts, dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, threatened native flora and fauna, the drying out of internationally recognised wetlands, and steadily worsening droughts have repeatedly brought large parts of the Basin to its knees. In \u003ci\u003eWounded Country\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Quentin Beresford investigates the complex history of Australia's largest and most important river system. Waves of farmers exploited the region's potential, with little consideration for the environmental consequences. Dispossession and marginalisation denied local First Nations people their lands and European settlers the Indigenous cultural knowledge to manage the Basin sustainably. Instead, we've had 'nation-building' irrigation schemes and agricultural enterprises promoted by politicians focused on short-term profits and a development-at-all-costs approach. Expert advice and warnings about long-term environmental effects have been continually sidelined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor \u003cb\u003eQuentin Beresford \u003c\/b\u003ehas had a diverse career in teaching, the public service, and journalism. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Rites of Passage: Aboriginal Youth Crime and Justice\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOur State of Mind: Racial Planning and the Stolen Generations\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Western Australian Premier's nonfiction prize; the multi-award winning biography\u003ci\u003e Rob Riley: An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prize; and\u003ci\u003e Adani and the War on Coal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44196134912135,"sku":"9781742236780","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/w06Zcy-TP_9781742236780.webp?v=1773442216","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wounded-country-the-murray-darling-basin-a-contested-history-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}