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Cover: 9788027382095 | A Short History of Australia | Ernest Scott | Taschenbuch | Englisch
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A Short History of Australia
From First Fleet and Convict Settlements to Gold Rush Colonies, Federation, and the British Pacific World
Taschenbuch von Ernest Scott
Sprache: Englisch

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Ernest Scott's A Short History of Australia offers a lucid survey of the continent's recorded past, from European exploration and penal settlement through pastoral expansion, gold discoveries, colonial self-government, and the emergence of federation. Written in a compact, narrative style, it reflects the early twentieth-century tradition of imperial and national history: factual, orderly, and attentive to political institutions, settlement, and economic development, while also revealing the assumptions and limitations of its age. Scott was an English-born historian who made Australia his intellectual home and became a leading academic voice at the University of Melbourne. His training in documentary history and his commitment to explaining Australia's place within the British world shaped the book's purpose. Writing when the Commonwealth was still young, Scott sought to give readers a coherent national past, one that connected scattered colonies into a shared historical trajectory. This book is recommended to readers seeking a concise introduction to Australian history as it was understood in the formative decades after federation. Modern readers will value it both for its clear synthesis and as a historical artifact, revealing how early Australian historians framed nationhood, progress, and empire.
Ernest Scott's A Short History of Australia offers a lucid survey of the continent's recorded past, from European exploration and penal settlement through pastoral expansion, gold discoveries, colonial self-government, and the emergence of federation. Written in a compact, narrative style, it reflects the early twentieth-century tradition of imperial and national history: factual, orderly, and attentive to political institutions, settlement, and economic development, while also revealing the assumptions and limitations of its age. Scott was an English-born historian who made Australia his intellectual home and became a leading academic voice at the University of Melbourne. His training in documentary history and his commitment to explaining Australia's place within the British world shaped the book's purpose. Writing when the Commonwealth was still young, Scott sought to give readers a coherent national past, one that connected scattered colonies into a shared historical trajectory. This book is recommended to readers seeking a concise introduction to Australian history as it was understood in the formative decades after federation. Modern readers will value it both for its clear synthesis and as a historical artifact, revealing how early Australian historians framed nationhood, progress, and empire.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788027382095
ISBN-10: 8027382092
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Scott, Ernest
Hersteller: e-artnow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, ?-143 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Ernest Scott
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.05.2023
Gewicht: 0,376 kg
Artikel-ID: 126985010
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