Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land"Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land is a major new account that places Australia's history fully within a global context, drawing on sources from the United States, Britain, South Africa, and Canada, as well as within Australia itself." "In a compelling narrative, acclaimed historian Frank Welsh traces the history of the land from scattered convict settlements to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and on to today's thriving independent nation, exposing many national myths in the process. This book also explores the dark side of Australia's history: the long-continued "White Australia" policy, which bedeviled foreign policy for more than a century; the still-tortured official relationship with the Aboriginal peoples; the subordination of women; and the flaws in the constitution. Also examined is Australia's uneasy relationship with its Asian neighbors, and its isolation from Britain and the United States, its traditional allies."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... native powers with whom to negotiate . In the circumstances , nothing much more than a policy of mutual neglect and indifference was likely , and this was duly adopted . No political organization existed to unite local groups into a ...
... native powers with whom to negotiate . In the circumstances , nothing much more than a policy of mutual neglect and indifference was likely , and this was duly adopted . No political organization existed to unite local groups into a ...
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... native rights . The eventual success of the Anti - Slavery Society in obtaining the suppression of slavery throughout British territories in 1833 ( the trade itself had been banned in 1807 , and slavery had never been legal in England ) ...
... native rights . The eventual success of the Anti - Slavery Society in obtaining the suppression of slavery throughout British territories in 1833 ( the trade itself had been banned in 1807 , and slavery had never been legal in England ) ...
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... native question ' , a Federal Parliament - in which New Zealand might be included - ' would be a body that cares nothing and knows nothing about Native administration and the members of which would have dealt with native races in a much ...
... native question ' , a Federal Parliament - in which New Zealand might be included - ' would be a body that cares nothing and knows nothing about Native administration and the members of which would have dealt with native races in a much ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
Copyright | |
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Aboriginal accepted administration Alfred Deakin American appointed attempt Australian colonies Australian government Billy Hughes Botany Bay Brisbane Britain British government Cambridge Canberra Cape Captain Catholic cent century chap Chinese coalition coast Colonial Office Colonial Secretary colonists command Commonwealth constitution continued convicts Curtin Deakin defence developed Diemen's Land Dutch East election emancipists Empire established European Federal force foreign George Gough Whitlam Governor Grey Guinea History Hobart House Hughes immigrants Imperial Indonesia Irish Island Japan Japanese John JRAHS Keating Labor Party later leader Legislative Council Liberal London Lord Macarthur Macquarie majority Malcolm Fraser Melbourne ment Menzies miles million native Pacific Parliament parliamentary political politicians population Port Phillip Premier Prime Minister Queensland remained responsible government Senate settlement settlers society South Australia South Wales success Sydney Tasmania Territory trade United Van Diemen's Land Victoria Vietnam vote Western Australia Whitlam William Zealand