History of Australia

From the first explorers to present-day Australians, via the great migrations of the centuries in between, Australia's story has been shaped by movement and mobility. This cultural, political and social history offers a clear chronological narrative which brings to life the ideas, hopes and journeys of Australia's past and present. Zusammenfassung From the first explorers to present-day Australians! via the great migrations of the centuries in between! Australia's story has been shaped by movement and mobility. This cultural! political and social history offers a clear chronological narrative which brings to life the ideas! hopes and journeys of Australia's past and present. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Peel, Mark Twomey Peel, Christina Twomey
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2011
• EAN: 9780230001633
• ISBN: 978-0-230-00163-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Palgrave Essential Histories; Palgrave Essential Histories Series; Palgrave Essential Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous