Court Houses In Adelaide: 1837-1988
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the founding days of a fledgling colonial settlement to the centenary of a prosperous modern city, Court Houses in Adelaide: 1837–1988 chronicles one hundred and fifty years of legal architecture in South Australia's capital. Marina G. Loren presents a meticulously researched account of the buildings that have served as the physical embodiment of justice in Adelaide — structures whose design, construction, and transformation mirror the social, political, and cultural evolution of the city itself. Each court house is examined not merely as bricks and mortar, but as a monument to the ambitions and values of the era that produced it, from modest colonial constructions to the grand civic statements of the twentieth century. Loren brings a rigorous scholarly lens to her subject, illustrating how architectural choices in public legal buildings reflect the shifting priorities of governance, community identity, and civic pride across successive generations. Her prose is precise and authoritative, grounding detailed architectural analysis within a richly drawn historical narrative that will captivate both the specialist and the general reader alike. For anyone who has walked Adelaide's streets and wondered at the stories embedded in its stonework, this work offers an indispensable and revelatory key.
Author: Marina G. Loren
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Published by author
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the founding days of a fledgling colonial settlement to the centenary of a prosperous modern city, Court Houses in Adelaide: 1837–1988 chronicles one hundred and fifty years of legal architecture in South Australia's capital. Marina G. Loren presents a meticulously researched account of the buildings that have served as the physical embodiment of justice in Adelaide — structures whose design, construction, and transformation mirror the social, political, and cultural evolution of the city itself. Each court house is examined not merely as bricks and mortar, but as a monument to the ambitions and values of the era that produced it, from modest colonial constructions to the grand civic statements of the twentieth century. Loren brings a rigorous scholarly lens to her subject, illustrating how architectural choices in public legal buildings reflect the shifting priorities of governance, community identity, and civic pride across successive generations. Her prose is precise and authoritative, grounding detailed architectural analysis within a richly drawn historical narrative that will captivate both the specialist and the general reader alike. For anyone who has walked Adelaide's streets and wondered at the stories embedded in its stonework, this work offers an indispensable and revelatory key.