A History of Crime in Australia: Australian Underworlds

by Nancy Cushing

Book Overview

This book provides a lively and accessible account of Australia's most prominent crimes and criminals of the nineteenth and twentieth century and offers an informative background for those seeking to understand crimes committed today.

A History of Crime in Australia examines the imposition of English law on this ancient continent, and how its operation affected both transported offenders from Great Britain and Ireland, and the Aboriginal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032226528
• ISBN13: 9781032226521
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"