| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (24 entries) : 46 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Diversity / land and people -- 2. Aboriginal history (60,000 BP-1605 C.E.) -- 3. European exploration and early settlement (1606-1850) -- 4. Gold rush and governments (1851-1890) -- 5. Federation and identity formation (1890-1919) -- 6. Realignment (1920-1946) -- 7. Populate or perish (1947-1974) -- 8. Constitutional crisis (1975-1983) -- 9. Contradiction and change (1983-1996) -- 10. The Howard years (1996-2007) -- 11. Reconciliation and republicanism? Australia since 2007 -- Appendixes: 1. Basic facts about Australia; 2. Chronology; 3. Australian Prime Ministers since 1901; 4. Aussie terms and phrases with translations into American English; 5. Bibliography; 6. Suggested reading. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
A Brief History of Australia looks at social, cultural, economic, and political trends in the country's long history, shedding light on its unique and complex identity. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Australia -- History.
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Australia. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Murphy, Frances T., author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0816078858 9780816078851 (DLC) 2009031925 x, 356 pages : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN |
9781787852662 electronic version |
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9780816078851 acid-free paper |
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