Sense & Nonsense in Australian History

by John Hirst

Book Overview

Sense and Nonsense in Australian History represents a lifetime's original reflection by Australia's most innovative and penetrating historian. Included here are classic essays on the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism and colonial culture. There are celebrated critiques of The Tyranny of Distance, multiculturalism and nationalistic history, as well as a substantial essay on Aboriginal dispossession and the history wars.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977594939
• ISBN13: 9780977594931
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Black Inc.
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"