The Oxford Companion to Australian History
Macintyre, Stuart,1947-2021,Contributor
Hirst, John(John Bradley),1942-2016,Contributor
Davison, GraemeContributor
South Melbourne ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
The Oxford Companion to Australian History draws on the latest scholarship and covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are entries on politicians, colonisers, visionaries, newspaper barons, industrialists, explorers, writers, artists, and scientists. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life - political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. Readers will find incisive entries on matters such as, art, capital punishment, gambling, language, literature, military history, republicanism, and reconciliation.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The Oxford Companion to Australian History draws on the latest scholarship and covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are entries on politicians, colonisers, visionaries, newspaper barons, industrialists, explorers, writers, artists, and scientists. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life - political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. Readers will find incisive entries on matters such as, art, capital punishment, gambling, language, literature, military history, republicanism, and reconciliation.
Description based on print version record.
History & Archaeology
Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania