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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... Curtin had confidently expected to be given office in Scullin's government , as a member of the Federal Labor Party's executive committee , but Scullin , a teetotaller , found Curtin's drinking abhorrent ; when appointed Prime Minister ...
... Curtin had confidently expected to be given office in Scullin's government , as a member of the Federal Labor Party's executive committee , but Scullin , a teetotaller , found Curtin's drinking abhorrent ; when appointed Prime Minister ...
Page 428
... Curtin to the Prime Minister's office . After the parliamentary defeat of the stopgap Fadden administration Curtin took over the government on 3 October 1941. It was an unpromising situation for a country at war . The new Prime ...
... Curtin to the Prime Minister's office . After the parliamentary defeat of the stopgap Fadden administration Curtin took over the government on 3 October 1941. It was an unpromising situation for a country at war . The new Prime ...
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... Curtin's attitude as ' uncharacteristic ... double talk ' , but , caught as he was between his former fuzzy idealism and the cool facts of political life , Curtin only gradually became an effective leader . For Curtin's 1944 revision ...
... Curtin's attitude as ' uncharacteristic ... double talk ' , but , caught as he was between his former fuzzy idealism and the cool facts of political life , Curtin only gradually became an effective leader . For Curtin's 1944 revision ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
Copyright | |
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