The return of the local

The return of the local: Two new[ish] books look at the places where social ecologies take root and flourish, writes Ian McShane in InsideStory (21 June 2011)
http://inside.org.au/the-return-of-the-local
Book review of The Australian Pub by Diane Kirkby, Tanja Luckins and Chris McConville UNSW Press | $49.95  and  Community: Building Modern Australia edited by Hannah Lewi and David Nichols UNSW Press | $59.95