Australia: A New History of the Great Southern LandAustralia: 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. Original, provocative, and witty, Australia is the most comprehensive single-volume history of Australia yet published. It makes a strong claim to becoming the standard work on this fascinating and often misunderstood country. Book jacket. |
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Page 154
... government , in which the Governor was obliged to select his government from the elected majority in the Legislative Assembly , as in Britain , subject to the overriding authority of the Crown . It was , and remains , a system dependent ...
... government , in which the Governor was obliged to select his government from the elected majority in the Legislative Assembly , as in Britain , subject to the overriding authority of the Crown . It was , and remains , a system dependent ...
Page 260
... British government , both on humanitarian grounds ( although these were slowly weakening ) and as threatening imperial stability and trade ( both growing in importance ) . The 1860 Convention of Peking provided for a British minister at ...
... British government , both on humanitarian grounds ( although these were slowly weakening ) and as threatening imperial stability and trade ( both growing in importance ) . The 1860 Convention of Peking provided for a British minister at ...
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... British troops engaged in the defence of Malaysia . Indonesian troops made ... government appealed for Australian aid , and an infantry battalion was duly ... government maintained that all the action was purely defensive , and only ...
... British troops engaged in the defence of Malaysia . Indonesian troops made ... government appealed for Australian aid , and an infantry battalion was duly ... government maintained that all the action was purely defensive , and only ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
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