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Australian history in 7 questions /

'If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable- and dull.'From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Austral...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley), 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : Black Inc. Books, 2014.
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  • Front cover; also by john hirst; australian history in seven questions; copyright; contents; introduction; question 1: why did aborigines not become farmers?; question 2: how did a penal colony change peacefully to a democracy?; question 3: why was australia so prosperous so early?; question 4: why did the australian colonies federate?; question 5: what effect did convict origins have on national character?; question 6: why was the postwar migration programme a success?; question 7: why is australia not a republic?; notes; index.