A History of Australia

by Mark Peel, Christina Twomey

Overview

This vivid, multi-dimensional history considers the key cultural, social, political and economic events of Australia's history. Deftly weaving these issues into the wider global context, Mark Peel and Christina Twomey provide an engaging overview of the country's past, from its first Indigenous people, to the great migrations of recent centuries, and to those living within the more anxiously controlled borders of the present day.

This engaging textbook is an ideal resource for undergraduate students and postgraduate students taking modules or courses on the History of Australia. It will also appeal to general readers who are interested in obtaining a thorough overview of the entire history of Australia, from the earliest times to the present, in one concise volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350306714
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	12/22/2017
Series:	Bloomsbury Essential Histories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mark Peel is Provost at the University of Leicester, UK.

Christina Twomey is a Professor in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Australia
Christina Twomey is a Professor in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Maps, Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
First People
The Great South Land: 1500-1800
Britain's Prison: Convicts, Settlers and Indigenous People: 1788-1802
Free and Unfree: Reforming New South Wales: 1803-1829
New Australias: 1829-1849
The Golden Lands: 1850-1868
At the Forefront of the Race: 1868-1888
A Truly New World: 1888-1901
A Protective Nation: 1901-1914
A Nation at War: 1914-1918
A Nation Divided: 1919-1939
Defending Australia: 1939-1949
Security: 1949-1963
Dissent and Social Change: 1964-1979
Global Nation: 1980-2010
Notes
Further Reading
Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for the 1st edition:

'An energetic and multifaceted history of Australia that illuminates a rich national story interlinked within an international context....the book achieves its aim of rendering Australia's past, and the challenges the country has faced and met, with aplomb.' - Patricia O'Brien, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University, USA

'History as it should be – informed and judicious, but conveyed with zest, purpose and enviable clarity. Peel and Twomey weave the myriad strands of Australia's story into a thoroughly absorbing read' - Professor Stuart Ward, University of Copenhagen.

Editorial Reviews

"A successful collaboration between two historians who have pooled their talents to produce a 'people's history' of Australia, offering a fresh perspective on the nation's history, written in a clear, engaging and consistent style." -- Zora Simic, Lecturer in Australian Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia
 
"An energetic and multifaceted history of Australia that illuminates a rich national story interlinked within an international context....the book achieves its aim of rendering Australia's past, and the challenges the country has faced and met, with aplomb." -- Patricia O'Brien, Georgetown University

From the Publisher