Shorter History of Australia, ARevised and updated, a broad, concise, and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one of the country's most renowned historiansAfter a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events that have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport; the suspicion of the tall poppy; the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands and new and old allies; the conflicts of war abroad and race at home; the importance of technology; defining the outback; the rise and rise of the mining industry; the recognition of our Aboriginal past and Native Title; and the successes and failures of the nation. For this enlarged edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes and updated relevant matter. He also describes significant events and trends of the early-20th century. A timeline of major events in Australian history is also included. |
Contents
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25 | |
Arabs of the grasslands | 39 |
The fading of the yellow flannel | 53 |
Part Two The Land I Love | 69 |
The first gold rushes | 71 |
The age of the marvellous | 88 |
The war to end war | 169 |
What an unlimited future | 183 |
A tidal wave from Japan | 203 |
A car and a mountain | 217 |
Black and green resurrection | 243 |
A nation on walkabout | 258 |
the Queen and Mr Mabo | 271 |
The vast open spaces | 284 |
Eyes | 111 |
The rise of the sporting hero | 122 |
Riding the disaster | 133 |
The flush of violet | 143 |
Part Three From Gallipoli to Uluru | 167 |
Sails and anchors | 298 |
A short chronicle of Australian history | 309 |
Further reading | 315 |
Index | 319 |
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