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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... Lord Melbourne's government finally collapsed in June 1841 it was replaced by that of the Tory Sir Robert Peel , the new Colonial Secretary being Lord Stanley . Nineteenth - century history is bedevilled by the proliferation of titles ...
... Lord Melbourne's government finally collapsed in June 1841 it was replaced by that of the Tory Sir Robert Peel , the new Colonial Secretary being Lord Stanley . Nineteenth - century history is bedevilled by the proliferation of titles ...
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... Lord Liverpool 1827 George Canning 1827-1828 Lord Goderich 1828-1830 Duke of Wellington 1830-1834 Lord Grey 1834 Lord Melbourne 1834-1835 Sir Robert Peel 1835-1841 Lord Melbourne 1841-1846 Sir Robert ... Lord Bathurst 1827 Lord 577 APPENDIX.
... Lord Liverpool 1827 George Canning 1827-1828 Lord Goderich 1828-1830 Duke of Wellington 1830-1834 Lord Grey 1834 Lord Melbourne 1834-1835 Sir Robert Peel 1835-1841 Lord Melbourne 1841-1846 Sir Robert ... Lord Bathurst 1827 Lord 577 APPENDIX.
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... Lord Bathurst 1827 Lord Goderich 1827-1828 William Huskisson 1828-1830 Sir George Murray 1830-1833 Lord Goderich 1833-1834 Lord Stanley 1834 T. Spring Rice 1834-1835 Lord Aberdeen 1835-1839 C. Grant ( Lord Glenelg ) 1839-1840 Lord Normanby ...
... Lord Bathurst 1827 Lord Goderich 1827-1828 William Huskisson 1828-1830 Sir George Murray 1830-1833 Lord Goderich 1833-1834 Lord Stanley 1834 T. Spring Rice 1834-1835 Lord Aberdeen 1835-1839 C. Grant ( Lord Glenelg ) 1839-1840 Lord Normanby ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
Copyright | |
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