{"product_id":"2026200015872-secondhand-the-tyranny-of-distance-how-distance-shaped-australias-history","title":"The Tyranny Of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew forces have shaped a nation as profoundly as sheer geography, and The Tyranny of Distance makes the audacious argument that Australia's entire historical trajectory — its settlement, economy, and identity — was forged by its remoteness from the rest of the world. Geoffrey Blainey chronicles how the vast distances separating Australia from Europe and Asia dictated the pace of colonisation, the patterns of trade, and the struggles of everyday life, presenting a nation perpetually wrestling with the weight of its own isolation. With the precision of a scholar and the narrative drive of a storyteller, Blainey illustrates how the tyranny of miles and oceans was not merely a logistical inconvenience but a fundamental engine of Australian history.\n\nA landmark work in Australian historiography, this book reshaped how both academics and general readers understand the continent's development, giving the English language a phrase — the tyranny of distance — that has since entered the broader cultural lexicon. Blainey's prose is authoritative yet accessible, weaving economics, geography, and social history into a seamless and compelling argument. Decades after its first publication, the central thesis retains a startling relevance: in an era of globalisation, one is left to wonder whether Australia has ever truly escaped the tyranny that defined it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203106644187,"sku":"2026200015872-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3867bc83-7f1b-4420-a6bf-039a3167d37a.png?v=1788143851","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015872-secondhand-the-tyranny-of-distance-how-distance-shaped-australias-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}