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 237
... cent of the assisted emigrants to Southern Australia were English and Welsh , and 24 per cent Irish ; in neighbouring Victoria the proportions were 44 per cent and 30 per cent and in Western Australia 47 per cent and 40 per cent ; these ...
... cent of the assisted emigrants to Southern Australia were English and Welsh , and 24 per cent Irish ; in neighbouring Victoria the proportions were 44 per cent and 30 per cent and in Western Australia 47 per cent and 40 per cent ; these ...
Page 454
... cent of Australian imports came from America and 45 per cent from Britain ; between 1968 and 1972 the respective figures were 24 per cent and 11 per cent , and between 1978 and 1982 , 23 per cent of Australia's imports were American ...
... cent of Australian imports came from America and 45 per cent from Britain ; between 1968 and 1972 the respective figures were 24 per cent and 11 per cent , and between 1978 and 1982 , 23 per cent of Australia's imports were American ...
Page 523
... cent to 28.2 per cent . A worldwide boom in the mining industry boosted Australian exports , leading to a 50 per cent rise between 1978 and 1980 ; inevitably , wages and prices rose in consequence . The nature of exports was changing ...
... cent to 28.2 per cent . A worldwide boom in the mining industry boosted Australian exports , leading to a 50 per cent rise between 1978 and 1980 ; inevitably , wages and prices rose in consequence . The nature of exports was changing ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
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