Australia's empire
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Australia's empire
（The Oxford history of the British Empire, . Companion series）
Oxford University Press, 2009, c2008
- : pbk
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first major collaborative reappraisal of Australia's experience of empire since the end of the British Empire itself.
The volume examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australia across a broad spectrum of historical issues-ranging from the disinheritance of the Aborigines to the foundations of a new democratic state. The overriding theme is the distinctive Australian perspective on empire. The country's adherence to imperial ideals and aspirations involved not merely the building of a 'new Britannia' but also the forging of a distinctive new culture and society. It was Australian interests and
aspirations which ultimately shaped 'Australia's Empire'.
While modern Australians have often played down the significance of their British imperial past, the contributors to this book argue that the legacies of empire continue to influence the temper and texture of Australian society today.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: What Became of Australia's Empire?
- PART I CONTACT: THE PROJECTION OF EMPIRE
- 1. The Saga of Captain Cook
- 2. Conquest
- 3. Settling the Land
- 4. Indigenous Subjects
- 5. New Visions from Old: Art and the Environment
- PART II DYNAMICS: THE INSTRUMENTS OF EMPIRE
- 6. Empire, State, Nation
- 7. Migrations: The Career of White British Australia
- 8. Religion and Society
- 9. Money: Trade, Investment and Economic Nationalism
- 10. Security: Defending Australia's Empire
- PART III CULTURES: AN IMAGINED EMPIRE
- 11. Monarchy: From Reverence to Indifference
- 12. War and Commemoration: The Responsibility of Empire
- 13. Gender and Sexuality
- 14. Popular Culture
- 15. In History's Page: Identity and Myth
- Epilogue: After Empire
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