Australians: Our Lives Through Time

Australians: Our Lives Through Time

$20.00 AUD

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Condition: SECONDHAND

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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

What does it truly mean to be Australian across the sweep of two centuries? Australians: Our Lives Through Time presents a rich and textured tapestry of Australian life, spanning the pivotal years of 1788, 1838, and 1888, tracing the personal stories, social upheavals, and defining moments that shaped a nation from colonial outpost to a society coming into its own. Through carefully curated primary sources, personal accounts, and historical narratives, the collection illuminates the lived experiences of ordinary and extraordinary Australians alike — from the earliest days of European settlement through the transformative decades of the nineteenth century. Edited with scholarly precision by Libby Tudball and published by the esteemed Australian imprint Rigby, this anthology stands as a significant contribution to the study of Australian social history, weaving together diverse voices that reflect the complexity of race, class, gender, and identity across time. The result is a mosaic of a nation in the making — one that challenges readers to consider how the echoes of the past continue to resonate in the Australia of today.

Author: Libby Tudball
Format: Paperback

Genre: Australian history

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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

What does it truly mean to be Australian across the sweep of two centuries? Australians: Our Lives Through Time presents a rich and textured tapestry of Australian life, spanning the pivotal years of 1788, 1838, and 1888, tracing the personal stories, social upheavals, and defining moments that shaped a nation from colonial outpost to a society coming into its own. Through carefully curated primary sources, personal accounts, and historical narratives, the collection illuminates the lived experiences of ordinary and extraordinary Australians alike — from the earliest days of European settlement through the transformative decades of the nineteenth century. Edited with scholarly precision by Libby Tudball and published by the esteemed Australian imprint Rigby, this anthology stands as a significant contribution to the study of Australian social history, weaving together diverse voices that reflect the complexity of race, class, gender, and identity across time. The result is a mosaic of a nation in the making — one that challenges readers to consider how the echoes of the past continue to resonate in the Australia of today.