A Short History of Australia

Scott, Ernest

From First Fleet and Convict Settlements to Gold Rush Colonies, Federation, and the British Pacific World

15,60 €

ISBN: 9788027382095

Breite: 15,2 cm

Höhe: 22,9 cm

Gewicht: 376 g

Produktinformationen "A Short History of Australia"

Ernest Scott's A Short History of Australia offers a lucid survey of the continent's recorded past, from European exploration and penal settlement through pastoral expansion, gold discoveries, colonial self-government, and the emergence of federation. Written in a compact, narrative style, it reflects the early twentieth-century tradition of imperial and national history: factual, orderly, and attentive to political institutions, settlement, and economic development, while also revealing the assumptions and limitations of its age. Scott was an English-born historian who made Australia his intellectual home and became a leading academic voice at the University of Melbourne. His training in documentary history and his commitment to explaining Australia's place within the British world shaped the book's purpose. Writing when the Commonwealth was still young, Scott sought to give readers a coherent national past, one that connected scattered colonies into a shared historical trajectory. This book is recommended to readers seeking a concise introduction to Australian history as it was understood in the formative decades after federation. Modern readers will value it both for its clear synthesis and as a historical artifact, revealing how early Australian historians framed nationhood, progress, and empire.

Eigenschaften "A Short History of Australia"

Format:	Taschenbuch / Softcover
Thema/BIC:	Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
Verlag:	e-artnow

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