{"product_id":"2026200018400-secondhand-the-founding-of-australia-the-argument-about-australias-origins","title":"The Founding Of Australia: The Argument About Australia's Origins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew questions in Australian historiography have proven as contentious as why Britain chose to plant a penal colony on the shores of Botany Bay in 1788, and The Founding of Australia: The Argument About Australia's Origins, edited by Ged Martin, places that very debate front and centre. This landmark anthology assembles a rich collection of scholarly essays that interrogate the motivations behind Australia's colonial establishment — from strategic imperial ambitions and the pressure of a burgeoning convict population, to economic interests and geopolitical rivalries with France — presenting the full spectrum of historical opinion in a single, authoritative volume.\n\nGed Martin, a respected authority on British imperial and Australian history, curates the arguments with precision and intellectual rigour, allowing competing theses to speak directly to one another in a way that illuminates both the complexity of historical causation and the evolution of Australian national identity. Published by Sydney's Hale \u0026amp; Iremonger, the collection stands as an essential reference for students and scholars alike, chronicling not just the birth of a nation, but the ongoing argument about what that birth truly meant. For anyone who believes the story of Australia's founding is settled, this volume will prove a bracing and revelatory challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736188686555,"sku":"2026200018400-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dc17333c-b14f-4fd1-bf7a-25bf626e3ac7.png?v=1792122575","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018400-secondhand-the-founding-of-australia-the-argument-about-australias-origins","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}