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Australian History Ser.: Australia : A Cultural History (Third Edition) by John Rickard (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMonash University Publishing
ISBN-101921867604
ISBN-139781921867606
eBay Product ID (ePID)240449083
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAustralia : a Cultural History (Third Edition)
SubjectAnthropology / Cultural & Social, Modern / General, Australia & New Zealand
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorJohn Rickard
SeriesAustralian History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2017-470449
ReviewsA perceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modern Australia which is both erudite and well-written. -- Duncan Bythell
IllustratedYes
SynopsisJohn Rickard's Australia: A Cultural History, first published in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a cultural perspective. It has also acquired a unique reputation as an introduction to the development of Australian society and was listed by the historian and public intellectual John Hirst in his 'First XI: The best Australian history books'. Although arranged chronologically, this book is not a chronicle, still less a laborious detailing of governors and governments: rather, it focuses on the transmission of values, beliefs and customs amongst the diverse mix of peoples who are today's Australians. The story begins with the sixty thousand years of the Aboriginal presence and their continuing material and spiritual relationship with the land, and takes the reader through the turbulent years of British colonisation and the emergence, through prosperity, war and depression, of the cultural accommodations which have been distinctively Australian. This Third Edition concludes with a critical review of the challenges facing contemporary Australia and warns that 'we may get the future we deserve'., "A perceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modern Australia which is both erudite and well-written."--Duncan Bythell ***John Rickard's Australia: A Cultural History, first published in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a cultural perspective. It has also acquired a unique reputation as an introduction to the development of Australian society and was listed by the historian and public intellectual John Hirst in his First XI: The Best Australian History Books. Although arranged chronologically, this book is not a chronicle; rather, it focuses on the transmission of values, beliefs, and customs amongst the diverse mix of peoples who are today's Australians. The story begins with the sixty thousand years of the Aboriginal presence and their continuing material and spiritual relationship with the land. The reader is led through the turbulent years of British colonisation and the emergence-through prosperity, war, and depression-of the cultural accommodations which have been distinctively Australian. The third edition concludes with a critical review of the challenges facing contemporary Australia and warns that 'we may get the future we deserve.' (Series: Australian History) Subject: History, Sociology], 'Aperceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modernAustralia which is both erudite and well-written' -- Duncan Bythell JohnRickard's Australia: A Cultural History, firstpublished in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a culturalperspective. It has also acquired a reputation as an introduction to thedevelopment of Australian society and was listed by the historian and publicintellectual John Hirst in his 'First XI: The best Australian history books'. Althougharranged chronologically, this book is not a chronicle, still less a laboriousdetailing of governors and governments: rather, it focuses on the transmissionof values, beliefs, and customs amongst the diverse mix of peoples who aretoday's Australians. The story begins with sixty thousand years of Aboriginal presence and their continuing material and spiritual relationshipwith the land, and takes the reader through the turbulent years of Britishcolonisation and the emergence, through prosperity, war, and depression, of thecultural accommodations which have been distinctively Australian. This third edition concludes with a critical review of the challenges facing contemporaryAustralia and warns readers that 'we may get the future we deserve'.
LC Classification NumberDU107
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