Great Southern Land: A New History of AustraliaAustralia is a dynamic multi-cultural society, viewed by many as the world s most desirable place to live. Here Frank Welsh traces Australia s intriguing and varied history to examine how this society emerged, from its ancient Aborigine tribes and earliest British convict settlements to today s modern nation - one that retains strong links with its colonial past but is increasingly independent and diverse.
While full of admiration for Australia, Welsh also exposes national myths and confronts the darker side of its history - oppression of the Aboriginal peoples and the White Australia policy - and places the country in a global context, considering the changing relationship with Britain and its Asian neighbours, as well as more recent alliances with the US.
Original, provocative and entertaining, Great Southern Land provides the most comprehensive one-volume history of this endlessly fascinating nation. |
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... Hughes was never accused of the extent of corruption which characterized many of Lloyd George's actions , and he ended his life as plain William Morris Hughes . Hughes's visit to London was indeed a personal triumph ; with the enthusi ...
... Hughes's National Party , winning as it did all 18 vacated Senate seats and 53 in the Assembly . Such a Parliament might have passed a conscription Act , but the Prime Minister had promised that conscription would not be introduced ...
... [ Hughes ] is mad . ' Besides his own obstinacy , aided by selective deafness , Hughes had another weapon . Quite as opposed to Asiatic emigration , and readier to express their objections violently , were the West Coast Americans - and ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xxxviii |
The Land and the People | xxxviii |
Copyright | |
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