{"product_id":"symbols-of-australia-imaging-a-nation-1","title":"Symbols of Australia: Imaging a Nation","description":"Australia is a land of symbols. The Southern Cross. The Sydney Opera House. The kangaroo. Vegemite. But what do they actually mean? Where do they come from? Why are some symbols so hotly contested? Does Australia have more than its fair share?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSymbols of Australia offers illuminating and unexpected insights into the symbols that surround us: from Uluru to the Australian flag, the rainbow serpent to Holden cars, the democracy sausage to the Great Barrier Reef.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEntertaining, provocative, informative, and often surprising, Symbols of Australia reveals a great deal about the ways nations are imagined – and how they imagine themselves.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Melissa Harper, Richard White\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN: 9781742237121\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions: 234 x 153 mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Books Publishing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished Date: November 2021","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522113458312,"sku":"9781742237121","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/8895\/1432\/products\/9781742237121.jpg?v=1638481698","url":"https:\/\/shop.nma.gov.au\/products\/symbols-of-australia-imaging-a-nation-1","provider":"National Museum Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}