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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
F G Clarke |
| ISBN: | 0313314985 9780313314988 |
| OCLC Number: | 48221461 |
| Description: | xvi, 236 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Series Foreword / Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling -- Timeline of Historical Events -- The Nuts and Bolts of Modern Australia -- Aboriginal Australia (c. 65,000 B.C.E.-C.E. Eighteenth Century) -- European Arrivals and Colonization (Seventeenth 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 and Beyond) -- Notable People in the History of Australia. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood histories of the modern nations. |
| Responsibility: | Frank G. Clarke. |
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Abstract:
Australia has its foundations in aboriginal history and the white colonial history. Intertwined with this are the impact of colonialism and federalism, indentured servitude and convict transportation, the effects of El Nino on European-style farming, gold rushes, ethnicity and religious tolerance.
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"To find a concise history of any nation is always enjoyable....Finally, Australia is on the agenda....[a] fine example of good stortelling and at times one can even find it difficult to put down."-GASt Newsletter Read more...
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