| Main Title: |
Australia in a nutshell : a narrative history / Frank G. Clarke. |
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| Author: |
Clarke, F. G. (Francis Gordon), 1943-
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| Imprint: |
Dural, NSW : Rosenberg Publishing, 2003. |
| Collation: |
400 pages : illustrations, portraits, paperback ; 19 cm. |
| Summary: |
Contents:
Aboriginal Australia--In search of the Great South Land--Australia all over : completing the conquest--Agrarian ideology vs pastoral reality--Civilisiong capitalism--Land fit for heroes--World War and Cold War--Turbulent years--Economic reationalism and ideological deconstruction--Vaudeville and the conservative resurgence.
This book covers the history of the Australian continent from the arrival of the first humans about 1,000,000 years or so BC, up to the present. It also analyses the ecological and environmental impact of human beings on the continent. Frank Clarke is Professor in History at Macquarie University. |
| Subject: |
Australia
Australia
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| ISBN: |
1877058130 : |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
Bibliography: pages 387-392.
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