A history of the Australasian colonies : from their foundation to the year 1911
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A history of the Australasian colonies : from their foundation to the year 1911
(Cambridge historical series / edited by G.W. Prothero)
Cambridge University Press, 2011
- : pbk
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  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
Originally published: Cambridge : University Press, 1912
"First paperback edition"--T.p. verso
"Paperback reissue"--P. [4] of cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. [342]) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this is the third edition of The History of the Australasian Colonies. Created with the general reader in mind, it provides a concise, yet rigorous, analysis of historical developments in Australasia and contextualises these developments in terms of the later political situation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Whilst the narrative is undoubtedly redolent of the colonial period, it retains a high documentary value in revealing the attitudes of the time in which it was written. The text of the this edition was considerably revised from the 1895 original, and events are detailed up to the year 1911, thus encompassing the movement towards federation in Australia. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial period, Australasian history, and historiography.
Table of Contents
- Part I. Discoveries in the South Seas
- Part II. The Founding of New South Wales
- Part III. Development of New South Wales
- Part IV. The Daughter Colonies of New South Wales: 1. Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)
- Part V. The Daughter Colonies of New South Wales (Continued): 2. Victoria (Port Phillip)
- 3. Queensland (Moreton Bay District)
- Part VI. Western Australia and South Australia
- Part VII. The Government of the Australian Colonies to 1851
- Part VIII. The Founding of New Zealand
- Part IX. Development of New Zealand
- Part X. The Discovery of Gold
- Part XI. Responsible Government and Modern Constitutions
- Part XII. Internal Exploration in Australia
- Part XIII. Maori Wars in New Zealand
- Part XIV. Federation in Australia
- Part XV. Present-Day Topics
- List of maps.
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