The history of Australia /

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Author / Creator:Clarke, F. G. (Francis Gordon), 1943-
Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages).
Language:English
Series:Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905
Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11125860
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ISBN:0313011249
9780313011245
9780313314988
0313314985
1280869178
9781280869174
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Australian history has been written for over two centuries beginning with European explorers and colonists attempting to convey something of the complexity of the strange upside-down world they encountered in the southern hemisphere. Of course, aboriginal peoples had lived in Australia for millennia before the arrival of the whites. Modern Australia has its foundations in these two cultural strands. Intertwined with these are the impact of colonialism and federation, indentured servitude and convict transportation, the effects of El Nino on European-style farming techniques, gold rushes, and longstanding issues of ethnicity, immigration, and religious tolerance. Covering these topics and more, this most recent and up-to-date narrative history of Australia includes a timeline of major events, a biographic sketches of noteworthy historical figures, and a bibliographic essay.
Other form:Print version: Clarke, F.G. (Francis Gordon), 1943- History of Australia. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002 0313314985