Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Cambridge History of Australia: Volume 1, Indigenous and Colonial Australia, Paperback / softback Book

The Cambridge History of Australia: Volume 1, Indigenous and Colonial Australia Paperback / softback

Edited by Alison (University of Sydney) Bashford, Stuart (University of Melbourne) Macintyre

Paperback / softback

Out of stock

Description

Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of Australia explores Australia's history from ancient times through to Federation in 1901.

It begins with an archaeological examination of the continent's Indigenous history, which dates back 50,000 years.

This volume examines the first European encounters with Australia and its Indigenous people, and the subsequent colonisation of the land by the British in the late eighteenth century, providing insight into the realities of a convict society and how this shaped the nation's development.

Part I traces the dynamic growth in Australia's economy, demography and industry throughout the nineteenth century, as it moved towards a system of liberal democracy and one of the most defining events in its history: the Federation of the colonies in 1901.

Part II offers a deeper investigation of key topics, such as relations between Indigenous people and settlers, and Australia's colonial identity.

It also covers the economy, science and technology, law and literature.

Information

£33.99

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information