{"product_id":"2026200015577-secondhand-an-australian-newtown-life-and-leadership-in-a-new-housing-suburb","title":"An Australian Newtown: Life And Leadership In A New Housing Suburb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sprawling fringes of postwar Australia, a new kind of community was taking shape — raw, ambitious, and full of ordinary people navigating extraordinary social change. An Australian Newtown chronicles life in a newly established housing suburb, examining how residents forged identity, social structures, and community leadership from the ground up. Sociologists Lois Bryson and Faith Thompson immerse themselves in the day-to-day rhythms of suburban life, presenting a richly observed portrait of working and middle-class families as they build neighbourhoods, negotiate social hierarchies, and establish the institutions that would define Australian suburbia for generations.\n\nDrawing on rigorous fieldwork and sociological analysis, this landmark study argues that the new housing suburb was not merely a backdrop to Australian life, but its very crucible — a place where class, gender, and civic participation were actively contested and redefined. Bryson and Thompson write with clarity and empathy, grounding their academic insights in vivid human detail that makes the sociological tangible. A rare document of its era, the book illuminates the hopes, tensions, and quiet struggles of a society in transition — and leaves the reader wondering just how much of that newtown still lives on in the suburbs of today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203221954779,"sku":"2026200015577-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c058b07e-6cc1-4204-90c8-1394576f8064.png?v=1788146050","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015577-secondhand-an-australian-newtown-life-and-leadership-in-a-new-housing-suburb","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}