{"product_id":"2026200016684-secondhand-federation-and-the-early-commonwealth","title":"Federation And The Early Commonwealth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of a new nation, the story of Australia's Federation and the birth of the Commonwealth stands as one of the most pivotal chapters in the country's history. Federation and the Early Commonwealth by P. F. Gilbert and J. E. Tate chronicles the dramatic political negotiations, constitutional debates, and colonial rivalries that ultimately united six separate colonies into a single federated nation on January 1, 1901. Part of the Discovering Australian History series, this educational work presents the key events, figures, and ideological forces that shaped the Australian Constitution, drawing on primary sources such as the Australasian Federal Referendum of 1898 depicted on its cover.\n\nGilbert and Tate bring scholarly clarity to a complex period of nation-building, illustrating how competing colonial interests were reconciled through compromise, democratic referendums, and visionary statesmanship. The work details the roles of the founding fathers — figures like Edmund Barton, Alfred Deakin, and Henry Parkes — whose ambitions and disputes forged the framework of modern Australian governance. Accessible yet authoritative, this volume argues that understanding Federation is essential to understanding the Australian democratic identity itself — leaving readers to wonder just how fragile, and how remarkable, that union truly was.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49313641595099,"sku":"2026200016684-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f82efed1-76e9-4b24-b055-1d777258f94c.png?v=1789524832","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016684-secondhand-federation-and-the-early-commonwealth","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}