{"product_id":"9781742237909-australia-in-100-words","title":"Australia in 100 Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonzer. Arvo. Tucker. Cobber. Sickie. Pash. Illywacker. There are plenty of words to choose from to tell the story of Australia – from iconic Australianisms like mateship, fair dinkum and bogan to drop bears, budgie smugglers and bin chickens. And while you aren’ t likely to hear bonzer, crikey, or cobber walking down the street, you will hear no worries, mate, and yeah nah. Words underpin myths and stereotypes of Australian identity; they have also obscured harsh realities and inequalities. There were more than 250 languages spoken on this continent before invasion. And while Australian English has many male archetypes – from bushrangers to diggers – there are far fewer words that tell us about the lives of women. Historian and Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre, Amanda Laugesen gives a fresh history of Australia’ s past, and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NewSouth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43425344520328,"sku":"9781742237909","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/australia-in-100-words-9781742237909-414975.jpg?v=1742859949","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781742237909-australia-in-100-words","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}