A Shorter History Of Australia
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Author | : Geoffrey Blainey |
Publisher | : Random House Australia |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2014-02-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 085798439X |
A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned historians. After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events that have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport; the suspicion of the tall poppy; the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands and new and old allies; the conflicts of war abroad and race at home; the importance of technology; defining the outback; the rise and rise of the mining industry; the recognition of our Aboriginal past and Native Title; the successes and failures of the nation. For this enlarged edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes and updated relevant matter. He has described significant events and trends of the early-20th century. A ready-reference timeline of major events in Australian history is also included. The Shorter history of Australia is a must for every home and library.
Author | : Geoffrey Blainey |
Publisher | : Random House Australia |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0857984381 |
A broad, and concise vision of Australia and Australians. For this edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes, making changes to almost every page. A final chapter summarises key factors that shaped, and still shape, this country's history.
Author | : Geoffrey Blainey |
Publisher | : Random House Australia |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1741667712 |
A broad, and concise vision of Australia and Australians. For this edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes, making changes to almost every page. A final chapter summarises key factors that shaped, and still shape, this country's history.
Author | : Kenneth Morgan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2012-05-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199589933 |
In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.
Author | : Charles Manning Hope Clark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Convicts - Macquarie - Immigrants and squatters - Gold rushes - World War I (1) - White Australia Policy - Chinese.
Author | : GEOFFREY. BLAINEY |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781525220746 |
Author | : Brian Dickey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2020-07-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1000246647 |
No Charity There, now in a revised edition, provides the first general history of social welfare in Australia. It traces the development of official and community attitudes to demands and expectations. Using material not previously readily available, Brian Dickey analyses how Australian society has sought to solve the problems raised by a wide variety of vulnerable groups since 1788: the aged, orphans, single mothers, the insane, alcoholics and the unemployed. No Charity There is a carefully researched and intelligent study of a subject of ever-increasing importance.
Author | : John Zubrzycki |
Publisher | : The Experiment, LLC |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2023-11-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1615199985 |
5,000 years of history—from the Bhagavad Gita to Bollywood—fill this masterful portrait of the world’s most populous nation and a rising global power. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. India—a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction—often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together—across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds—and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is today? From the Harappan era to Muslim invasions, the Great Mughals, British rule, independence, and present-day hopes, John Zubrzycki distills India’s colossal history into a gripping true story filled with legendary lives: Alexander the Great, Akbar, Robert Clive, Tipu Sultan, Lakshmi Bai, Lord Curzon, Jinnah, and Gandhi. India’s gifts to the world include Buddhism, yoga, the concept of zero, the largest global diaspora—and its influence is only growing. Already the world’s largest democracy, in 2023, India became the most populous nation. Can India overcome its political, social, and religious tensions to be the next global superpower? As the world watches—and wonders—this Shortest History is an essential, clarifying read.
Author | : Geoffrey Blainey |
Publisher | : Ivan R. Dee |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2003-03-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461709865 |
A superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history. A delightful read, gracefully written, and full of odd and interesting pieces of information as well as thoughtful comparisons that span both time and space. —William L. O'Neill
Author | : Andrew Leigh |
Publisher | : Black Inc. |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2013-06-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1922231045 |
Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway? In Battlers and Billionaires, Andrew Leigh weaves together vivid anecdotes, interesting history and powerful statistics to tell the story of inequality in this country. This is economics writing at its best. From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1920s. Leigh shows that while inequality can fuel growth, it also poses dangers to society. Too much inequality risks cleaving us into two Australias, occupying fundamentally separate worlds, with little contact between the haves and the have-nots. And the further apart the rungs on the ladder of opportunity, the harder it is for a kid born into poverty to enter the middle class. Battlers and Billionaires sheds fresh light on what makes Australia distinctive, and what it means to have – and keep – a fair go.