Australia's Empire

by Stuart Ward and Deryck M. Schreuder

Book Overview

This is the first major collaborative reappraisal of Australia's experience of empire since the end of the British Empire itself.

The 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019956373X
• ISBN13: 9780199563739
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"