Mount Royal: A Social History
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the grand verandahs and manicured gardens of Mount Royal lies a story that cuts to the heart of Australian social history — one of ambition, community, and the quiet rhythms of institutional life that shaped generations. Jean Uhl's Mount Royal: A Social History chronicles the rich and layered past of one of Australia's most significant historic properties, tracing its evolution from its earliest days through the social forces and human stories that defined its character. Uhl presents a meticulously researched narrative, drawing on archival sources and personal accounts to reconstruct a world that is both intimately local and broadly representative of Australian society's development. Uhl writes with the precision of a historian and the warmth of a storyteller, illuminating how built environments serve as mirrors to the communities that inhabit them. Mount Royal stands as a testament to the enduring relationship between place and identity, arguing that the walls of an institution absorb the lives lived within them. Readers with an interest in Australian social history, heritage studies, or the intersection of architecture and community will find this a richly rewarding work — one that leaves you wondering just how many untold stories still linger in the corridors of places we pass without a second glance.
Author: Jean Uhl
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Mount Royal Hospital
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the grand verandahs and manicured gardens of Mount Royal lies a story that cuts to the heart of Australian social history — one of ambition, community, and the quiet rhythms of institutional life that shaped generations. Jean Uhl's Mount Royal: A Social History chronicles the rich and layered past of one of Australia's most significant historic properties, tracing its evolution from its earliest days through the social forces and human stories that defined its character. Uhl presents a meticulously researched narrative, drawing on archival sources and personal accounts to reconstruct a world that is both intimately local and broadly representative of Australian society's development. Uhl writes with the precision of a historian and the warmth of a storyteller, illuminating how built environments serve as mirrors to the communities that inhabit them. Mount Royal stands as a testament to the enduring relationship between place and identity, arguing that the walls of an institution absorb the lives lived within them. Readers with an interest in Australian social history, heritage studies, or the intersection of architecture and community will find this a richly rewarding work — one that leaves you wondering just how many untold stories still linger in the corridors of places we pass without a second glance.