The history of Australia

Author(s)

• Clarke, Frank G.

Bibliographic Information

The history of Australia

Frank G. Clarke

（The Greenwood histories of the modern nations）

Greenwood Press, 2002

Note

"Bibliographical essay": p. [225]-227

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Australian history has been written for over two centuries beginning with European explorers and colonists attempting to convey something of the complexity of the strange upside-down world they encountered in the southern hemisphere. Of course, aboriginal peoples had lived in Australia for millennia before the arrival of the whites. Modern Australia has its foundations in these two cultural strands. Intertwined with these are the impact of colonialism and federation, indentured servitude and convict transportation, the effects of El Niño on European-style farming techniques, gold rushes, and longstanding issues of ethnicity, immigration, and religious tolerance. Covering these topics and more, this most recent and up-to date narrative history of Australia includes a timeline of major events, a biographic sketches of noteworthy historical figures, and a bibliographic essay. Noted historian of Australia, Francis Clarke, provides a complete, comprehensive, and contemporary account of the political, economic, and cultural forces of each period of Australian history and gives readers a clear understanding of the many factors that have shaped the country. Written for a general audience, The History of Australia is the perfect introduction to Land Down Under.

Table of Contents

Preface Timeline The Nuts and Bolts of Modern Australia Aboriginal Australia c.65,000 BCE--18th Century CE European Arrivals and Colonization 17th Century--1830 Riding on the Sheep's Back 1831--1855 Gold and the Long Boom 1856--1890 The Bubble Bursts and the Road to Federation 1891--1900 Advance Australia Fair 1901--1919 A Land fit for Heroes and the Great Bust 1920--1939 War, Reconstruction, and the Cold War 1940--1966 Vietnam, People Power, and the Conservative Resurgence 1967--1983 Deconstruction and Multiculturalism 1984--1996 Mutual Obligation and the Conservative Revival 1997--2001 Advance Australia Where? 2001 + Bibliographical Essay Notable Australians Index

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Details

• NCID: BA58950439
• ISBN:
  • 0313314985
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 236 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA37369511