Research Catalog

Title

The story of Australia : a new history of people and place / Louise C. Johnson, Tanja Luckins and David Walker.

Author

Johnson, Louise C., 1953-

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
• ©2022

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Luckins, Tanja
• Walker, David (David Robert), 1945-

Description

vii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

"This comprehensive guide is a fresh engagement with Australia's history and geography from the 18th century to the present day. It interweaves the perspectives of historians, geographers, political scientists and Australian Studies scholars engaging with past and present historical debates. This new history of Australia draws upon maps, novels, poetry, art, music, diaries and letters, government and scientific reports, newspapers, architecture and the land itself, engaging with Australia in its historical, geographical, national and global contexts. It pays particular attention to women and Indigenous Australians, as well as exploring key themes including invasion/colonisation, land use, urbanisation, war, migration, suburbia, and social movements for change. Elegantly written, students and general readers will enjoy Australia's story from its origins to the present as the nation seeks to resolve tensions between Indigenous dispossession, British tradition and multicultural diversity while finding its place in an Asian region and dealing with global challenges like climate change. It is the ideal text for students studying Australian History, Australian Studies and general readers with an interest in Aboriginal cultures and Australian society"--

Alternative Title

New history of people and place

Subject

• Australia > History
• Australia

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Origin stories -- Manifest destiny? -- Dispossessing and settling -- An immigrating world -- City lights and suburban dreaming -- Continent for a nation -- Sacrifice -- Reforging a nation -- Land of tomorrow -- Shifting temperaments -- Reimagining the land -- Global Visions.

Call Number

JFE 21-7308

ISBN

• 9781032029504
• 1032029501
• 9781760297084
• 1760297089

LCCN

2021004358

OCLC

1237693927

Author

Johnson, Louise C., 1953- author.

Title

The story of Australia : a new history of people and place / Louise C. Johnson, Tanja Luckins and David Walker.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Luckins, Tanja, author.

Walker, David (David Robert), 1945- author.

Other Form:

Online version: Johnson, Louise C., 1953- Story of Australia Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021 9781003185970 (DLC) 2021004359

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7308