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The History of Australia
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Frank G. Clarke
Book Code: GR1498
ISBN: 0-313-31498-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31498-8
256 pages, map
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2002
List Price: $51.95 (UK Sterling Price: £29.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This history is a fine example of good story telling and at times one can even find it difficult to put down.
    —Australian Studies     2004
  • To find a concise history of any nation is always enjoyable....Finally, Australia is on the agenda....[a] fine example of good stortelling and at times one can even find it difficult to put down.
    —GASt Newsletter     2004
Description: Australian history has been written for over two centuries beginning with European explorers and colonists attempting to convey something of the complexity of the strange upside-down world they encountered in the southern hemisphere. Of course, aboriginal peoples had lived in Australia for millennia before the arrival of the whites. Modern Australia has its foundations in these two cultural strands. Intertwined with these are the impact of colonialism and federation, indentured servitude and convict transportation, the effects of El Niño on European-style farming techniques, gold rushes, and longstanding issues of ethnicity, immigration, and religious tolerance. Covering these topics and more, this most recent and up-to date narrative history of Australia includes a timeline of major events, a biographic sketches of noteworthy historical figures, and a bibliographic essay. Noted historian of Australia, Francis Clarke, provides a complete, comprehensive, and contemporary account of the political, economic, and cultural forces of each period of Australian history and gives readers a clear understanding of the many factors that have shaped the country. Written for a general audience, The History of Australia is the perfect introduction to Land Down Under.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Timeline
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Modern Australia
  • Aboriginal Australia c.65,000 BCE--18th Century CE
  • European Arrivals and Colonization 17th Century--1830
  • Riding on the Sheep's Back 1831--1855
  • Gold and the Long Boom 1856--1890
  • The Bubble Bursts and the Road to Federation 1891--1900
  • Advance Australia Fair 1901--1919
  • A Land fit for Heroes and the Great Bust 1920--1939
  • War, Reconstruction, and the Cold War 1940--1966
  • Vietnam, People Power, and the Conservative Resurgence 1967--1983
  • Deconstruction and Multiculturalism 1984--1996
  • Mutual Obligation and the Conservative Revival 1997--2001
  • Advance Australia Where? 2001 +
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Notable Australians
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001054704
LCC Class: DU110
Dewey Class: 994
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