The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show,Western Australia

This paper examines changes in the entries of livestock to competitions at the Perth Royal Show in the course of the twentieth century. It identifies trends in the showing of animals at the Show and explains these with reference to the wider geographies of state and national agricultural change in Western Australia (WA). In doing so, it provides a longitudinal perspective on the socioeconomic contexts of farming in WA and identifies some of the key cultural and economic drivers that have influenced livestock farming in that locality. In turn, these findings contribute to wider understandings of the global countryside and of the imagined ruralities that exist within and beyond the spaces of showgrounds.     

如何让初中学生在“感受”历史中激发兴趣

兴趣是一个人做好事情的前提。但在现在的教育教学中,很多学生对学习,尤其是对历史这些所谓的“豆芽科”不屑一顾。那么,怎样提高学生的兴趣？在这一年中,我们通过初步探索,认为：让学生在学习中感受历史能激发学生的学习兴趣。