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5028785John Büssthttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/john-busst-9781742239026/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4575104/image.jpg?v=638548762928300000292307MXNUniversity of New South Wales PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Bu sst.Known to his enemies as The Bingil Bay Bastard , John Bu sst, a Bendigo-born Melbourne bohemian artist, moved to tropical Bedarra Island in North Queensland and underwent an extraordinary transformation to become one of Australia s most successful conservationists. In the 1960s and early 70s Bu sst led campaigns to protect two of Australia s most important and endangered environments saving lowland rainforests from destruction and the Great Barrier Reef from reckless resource mining for oil, gas, cement and fertiliser. A plan Bu sst likened to bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel . Along the way Bu sst obtained the active support of five current or future prime ministers Holt, Whitlam, Gorton, Hawke and Fraser.This inspiring biography, from award-winning historian Iain McCalman, is a timely reminder that the passionate commitment of ordinary citizens is crucial to achieving truly transformative environmental change.</p>...4760366John Büsst292307https://www.gandhi.com.mx/john-busst-9781742239026/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4575104/image.jpg?v=638548762928300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781742239026_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_<p>A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Bu sst.Known to his enemies as The Bingil Bay Bastard , John Bu sst, a Bendigo-born Melbourne bohemian artist, moved to tropical Bedarra Island in North Queensland and underwent an extraordinary transformation to become one of Australia s most successful conservationists. In the 1960s and early 70s Bu sst led campaigns to protect two of Australia s most important and endangered environments saving lowland rainforests from destruction and the Great Barrier Reef from reckless resource mining for oil, gas, cement and fertiliser. A plan Bu sst likened to bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel . Along the way Bu sst obtained the active support of five current or future prime ministers Holt, Whitlam, Gorton, Hawke and Fraser.This inspiring biography, from award-winning historian Iain McCalman, is a timely reminder that the passionate commitment of ordinary citizens is crucial to achieving truly transformative environmental change.</p>...9781742239026_University of New South Wales Presslibro_electonico_9781742239026_9781742239026Iain McCalmanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ajohnston@ipgbook.com-epub-27593ad7-761a-4ea8-800b-bb61f2495f42.epub2024-06-01T00:00:00+00:00University of New South Wales Press