To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution

by Helen Irving

Book Overview

This imaginative and resonant 1997 book looks at the constitution as a cultural artefact. It attempts to understand the period during which it emerged, culminating in Federation in 1901. Irving looks beyond the well-known events, places and figures to locate federation and the constitution in the context of broader social, political and cultural changes. She argues that Australians displayed an ability to reconcile the demands of pragmatism with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521668972
• ISBN13: 9780521668972
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"