A History of Australia

ISBN-13: 9781137605498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 308 str.

Mark Peel; Christina Twomey

Opis

A History of Australia weaves together a vivid, multi-dimensional history that considers key cultural, social, political and economic events and issues within the wider global context. Comprehensive and accessible, this is essential reading for all those seeking an authoritative overview of Australian history.
This revised second edition has been updated throughout to incorporate the latest research and to bring the story up to the present day. The final chapter has been rewritten and updated to incorporate events up to and including 2017. It offers reflections on emerging trends--such as climate change and the continuing disadvantage of Indigenous Australians--that may shape Australia's future. It also has an increased focus on social and cultural history, with expanded material on art and feminism.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations List of Maps, Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction First People The Great South Land: 1500-1800 Britain's Prison: Convicts, Settlers and Indigenous People: 1788-1802 Free and Unfree: Reforming New South Wales: 1803-1829 New Australias: 1829-1849 The Golden Lands: 1850-1868 At the Forefront of the Race: 1868-1888 A Truly New World: 1888-1901 A Protective Nation: 1901-1914 A Nation at War: 1914-1918 A Nation Divided: 1919-1939 Defending Australia: 1939-1949 Security: 1949-1963 Dissent and Social Change: 1964-1979 Global Nation: 1980-2010 Notes Further Reading Index.

O autorze

Mark Peel is Provost at the University of Leicester, UK.

Christina Twomey is a Professor in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Australia