An historical geography of modern Australia : the restive fringe
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
An historical geography of modern Australia : the restive fringe
(Cambridge studies in historical geography, 11)
Cambridge University Press, 1991, c1988
- : pbk
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p.377-386
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first authoritative and comprehensive historical geography of Australia during the second century of white occupation. Originally published in hardback in 1988, Dr Powell's substantial study immediately established itself as essential reading for all those with a serious interest in Australian studies.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Part I. Crimson Thread, 1880-1914: 1. Prodigal children: an introduction
- 2. State and nation
- Part II. Building The Temple, 1914-50: 3. Imperialism, protectionism, democratic nationalism
- 4. Debt of honour: Soldier Settlement, 1915-29
- 5. Science and the frontier
- 6. Conservation and planning in the 'last of lands'
- Part III. Nationalism And Dependency, 1950-86: 7. A changing society
- 8. The Janus face of Australian industry
- 9. Agriculture and the modern federation
- 10. Conclusion: arrivals and departures
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"