{"product_id":"9780987313522","title":"Griffith REVIEW 39: Tasmania - The Tipping Point?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Marks' essay 'Channelling Mannalargenna', about the survival and sense of self among Tasmania's aboriginal population, won the 2013 Walkley Award for Indigenous Affairs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA ground-breaking and topical edition of \u003ci\u003eGriffith REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e that will highlight rapid changes in Tasmania, past and present, by the state's best writers and thinkers. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tasmania, the smallest of Australia's states, has long been on the edge of national conversations about prosperity, equality and identity. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTasmania: The Tipping Point?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGriffith REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e serves up strategic slices of Tasmania's past, present and future, prepared by many of the state's best writers.  Thinkers and doers from Tasmania and beyond, including members of its diaspora,  examine whether the island state has reached a 'tipping point'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geographic isolation, a distinctive natural environment and small social scale are increasingly seen as blessings, presenting remarkable opportunities. The arrival of David Walsh's block-busting Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart has inspired confidence in championing Tasmania as a cultural, economic, environmental and social test bed - despite some entrenched local resistance. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tasmania: The Tipping Point?\u003c\/i\u003e challenges how Tasmania is seen by outsiders, and illuminates how Tasmanians see themselves, down home and in the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (Published with the support of the University of Tasmania.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133813473520,"sku":"9780987313522","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780987313522_p0.jpg?v=1763891648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987313522","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}