Australia's Empire [Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series] edited by Deryck M Schreuder and Stuart Ward

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers. Protective plastic covering. Date due slip on inside page now covered with a blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Two tiny marks on half-title page. Large format paperback.

This volume examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australia across a broad spectrum of historical issues ranging from the disinheritance of the Aborigines to the foundations of a new democratic state.

The overriding theme is the distinctive Australian perspective on empire. The country's adherence to imperial ideals and aspirations involved not merely the building of a 'new Britannia' but also the forging of a distinctive new culture and society.

It was Australian interests and aspirations that ultimately shaped 'Australia's Empire'. While modern Australians have often played down the significance of their British imperial past, the contributors to this book argue that the legacies of empire continue to influence the temper and texture of Australian society today. (back cover)

Table of Contents

• The Saga of Captain Cook by Hobbles Danaiyarri
• Conquest by Alan Atkinson
• Settling the Land by Richard Waterhouse
• Indigenous Subjects by Ann Curthoys
• New Visions from Old Art and the Environment by Anne Gray
• Empire, State, Nation by John Hirst
• Migrations: The Career of White British Australia by Eric Richards
• Religion and Society by Hilary M Carey
• Money Trade, Investment and Economic Nationalism by Geoffrey Bolton
• Security Defending Australia's Empire by Stuart Ward
• Monarchy From Reverence to Indifference by Mark McKenna
• War and Commemoration: The Responsibility of Empire by Joy Damousi
• Gender and Sexuality by Angela Woollacott
• Popular Culture by Richard White and Hsu-Ming Teo
• In History's Page: Identity and Myth by Neville Meaney