The Story Of Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the ancient indigenous cultures that shaped its vast landscapes to the dramatic convict settlements and gold rushes that forged its modern identity, The Story of Australia presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of one of the world's most remarkable nations. A. G. L. Shaw guides the reader through Australia's complex past — from European discovery and colonial struggle through to the emergence of a federated nation — with the clarity and confidence of a scholar who commands the full breadth of the subject. Shaw's narrative is distinguished by its lucid prose and judicious balance, weaving political history, economic development, and social transformation into a coherent and compelling whole. Published as part of Faber and Faber's celebrated Story of... series — which also chronicles Canada, South Africa, Ireland, and Japan — this volume stands as an essential introduction to Australian history, one that leaves the reader wondering how a continent so remote from the centres of imperial power managed to forge so singular and resilient a national character.
Author: A. G. L. Shaw
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the ancient indigenous cultures that shaped its vast landscapes to the dramatic convict settlements and gold rushes that forged its modern identity, The Story of Australia presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of one of the world's most remarkable nations. A. G. L. Shaw guides the reader through Australia's complex past — from European discovery and colonial struggle through to the emergence of a federated nation — with the clarity and confidence of a scholar who commands the full breadth of the subject. Shaw's narrative is distinguished by its lucid prose and judicious balance, weaving political history, economic development, and social transformation into a coherent and compelling whole. Published as part of Faber and Faber's celebrated Story of... series — which also chronicles Canada, South Africa, Ireland, and Japan — this volume stands as an essential introduction to Australian history, one that leaves the reader wondering how a continent so remote from the centres of imperial power managed to forge so singular and resilient a national character.