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A brief history of Australia /

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0816078858 (acid-free paper)

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0816082510

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9780816078851 (acid-free paper)

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9780816082513

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Title Proper

A brief history of Australia /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Barbara A. West with Frances T. Murphy.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 356 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-331) and index.

Text of Note

List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Diversity-land and people -- 2: Aboriginal history (60,000 BP-1605 CE) -- 3: European exploration and early settlement (1606-1850) -- 4: Gold rush and governments (1851-1890) -- 5: Federation and identity formation (1890-1919) -- 6: Realignment (1920-1946) -- 7: Populate or perish (1947-1974) -- 8: Constitutional crisis (1975-1983) -- 9: Contradiction and change (1983-1996) -- 10: Howard years (1996-2007) -- 11: Reconciliation and Republicanism? Australia since 2007 -- Appendixes -- 1: Basic facts about Australia -- 2: Chronology -- 3: Australian Prime Ministers since 1901 -- 4: Aussie terms and phrases with translations into American English -- 5: Bibliography -- 6: Suggested reading -- Index.

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From the Publisher: Taking a largely chronological approach, A Brief History of Australia looks at social, cultural, economic, and political trends in the country's long history, all of which have contributed to its unique and complex identity. Beginning with the peopling of the continent about 60,000 years ago, the volume examines the early history and culture of the Aboriginals, Australia's indigenous population and the oldest continuously surviving culture in the world. The volume continues with the first documented sighting of the landmass by a European in the 17th century and the colonial period in the 18th and 19th centuries. From the Federation of 1901 to the Liberal government of John Howard (1998-2007) and the Labor government of Kevin Rudd (2007-present), this new book explores Australia's relationship to the British Crown, environmental issues that plague the land, the rights of marginalized people, and the role of sports

Text of Note

From the Publisher: Taking a largely chronological approach, A Brief History of Australia looks at social, cultural, economic, and political trends in the country's long history, all of which have contributed to its unique and complex identity. Beginning with the peopling of the continent about 60,000 years ago, the volume examines the early history and culture of the Aboriginals, Australia's indigenous population and the oldest continuously surviving culture in the world. The volume continues with the first documented sighting of the landmass by a European in the 17th century and the colonial period in the 18th and 19th centuries. From the Federation of 1901 to the Liberal government of John Howard (1998-2007) and the Labor government of Kevin Rudd (2007-present), this new book explores Australia's relationship to the British Crown, environmental issues that plague the land, the rights of marginalized people, and the role of sports.

Australia, History.

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Book number

West, Barbara A.,1967-

Murphy, Frances T.

Date of Transaction

20120612140612.0

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