Sense & Nonsense in Australian History

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Black Incorporated Agenda, 2006 - History - 325 pages
This collection of essays by John Hirst makes up a history of Australia from convict society to stalled republic. Although a self-proclaimed conservative, Hirst s work has received high praise from historians ranging from Don Watson to Stuart Macinytre. This book collects key pieces on convict society, the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism, the republican movement and more. It also contains celebrated critiques of Geoffrey Blainey, narrowly nationalistic history, Aboriginal policy and multiculturalism, as well as a substantial new essay on the history wars.Provocative, independent and always energetically written, Sense and Nonsense in Australian History presents the history of Australia in a fresh light.

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Australias Absurd History
11
Distance Was It a Tyrant?
24
Women and History
38
Copyright

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John Hirst was born on July 9, 1942 in Australia. He graduated from the University of Adelaide and was a history professor at La Trobe University, Melbourne from 1968 until his retirement in 2006. He was the author of numerous books including Convict Society and Its Enemies, The Strange Birth of Colonial Democracy, The Sentimental Nation, The Shortest History of Europe, Australian History in 7 Questions, and Sense and Nonsense in Australian History. He died on February 5, 2016 at the age of 73.

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