A Shorter History of Australia

Blainey, Geoffrey

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9781743140130: A Shorter History of Australia

ISBN 10: 1743140134 ISBN 13: 9781743140130

Publisher: Bolinda Audio, 2012

After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport, the suspicion of the tall poppy, the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands, the conflicts of war abroad and race at home, the importance of technology, the recognition of our Aboriginal past and Native Title, the successes and failures of the nation.

For this enlarged edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes. He has described significant events and trends of the early 20th century. A final chapter summarises key factors that shaped and still shape this country's history.

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About the Author:

Geoffrey Blainey is the author of numerous books' including The Tyranny of Distance; A Short History of the Twentieth Century' and the best - selling A Short History of the World. He is one of the few Australians whose biography appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica.Geoffrey is a lifelong supporter of the Geelong Football Club. At the age of 9' he had almost every player's signature in his autograph book.

From AudioFile:

Geoffrey Blainey offers an enjoyable overview of Australian history. Humphrey Bower's Australian accent is endearing for those who love all things Aussie. His presentation is measured and clear, with longish pauses between words. Blainey occasionally uses vocabulary that may not be familiar to Americans (for example, a "sultana" is a kind of raisin), but that doesn't present an impediment. Unlike other well-known histories of Australia--including Manning Clark's A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA and Robert Hughes's THE FATAL SHORE--Blainey's focuses on recent events. He also spends considerable time on events that followed WWII. As is always the case with the analysis of recent history, bias shows. Blainey seems well to the right of center on many Australian political issues. F.C. � AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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