Australia: A Cultural History (The Present and the Past)
by John Rickard
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Australia: A Cultural History, first published in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a cultural perspective. It has 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". The book focuses on the transmission of values, beliefs and customs amongst the diverse mix of peoples who are today's Australians. The story begins show more with the 60,000 years of the Aboriginal presence and their continuing material and spiritual relationship with the land, and takes readers 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 3rd Edition concludes with a critical review of the challenges facing contemporary Australia and warns that "we may get the future we deserve"'. [Some images unavailable for OA] show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1988
- Important places
- Australia
- Dedication
- In memory of John and Juan [from the Third Edition, 2017]
- First words
- For the Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders the earth had always been there. [from the Third Edition, 2017]
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There is a risk we may get the future we deserve. [from the Third Edition, 2017]
- Blurbers
- Bythell, Duncan
- Original language
- English
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
