# Geoffrey Blainey

Geoffrey Blainey AC, né le 11 mars 1930 à Melbourne, est un historien australien. Il a exercé une profonde influence sur l'historiographie australienne.

## Biographie

Geoffrey Blainey étudie à l'université de Melbourne avant d'y enseigner dès 1962, à la Faculté des sciences économiques et du commerce. Il dirige plus tard les Études australiennes à l'université Harvard. En tant qu'historien économique, Blainey a contesté les vues conventionnelles sur la colonisation européenne de Australie, des droits de terre indigènes, et de l'immigration.
Ses livres les plus populaires sont : The Rush that Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining ; The Tyranny of Distance ; A Shorter History of Australia ; A Short History of the World et The Origins of Australian Football.

## Distinctions

* Compagnon de l'ordre d'Australie (AC) dans la liste d'honneurs de l'Australia Day de 2000, pour service rendu au milieu universitaire, à la recherche et à la bourse
* Médaille du Centenaire (2001)

## Bibliographie : ouvrages principaux

* The Peaks of Lyell, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic., 1954.
* A Centenary History of the University of Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic.; Londres, Cambridge University Press, 1957.
* Gold and Papaer: A history of The National Bank of Australasia, Georgian House, Melbourne, Victoria (Australie) 1958.
* Mines in the Spinifex: The Story of Mount Isa Mines, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, NSW, 1960.
* The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic., 1963.
* A History of Camberwell, Jacaranda Press in association with the Camberwell City Council, Brisbane, 1964.
* Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History, Sun Books, Melbourne, Vic., 1966.
** Winner of the C. Weickhardt award for Australian literature
* The Rise of Broken Hill, Macmillan of Australia, Melbourne, Vic., 1968.
* Across a Red World, Macmillan, Melbourne, Vic., 1968.
* The Steel Master: A Life of Essington Lewis, Macmillan of Australia, South Melbourne, Vic., 1971.
* The Causes of War, Macmillan, Londres, 1973.
* Triumph of the Nomads: A History of Ancient Australia, Macmillan, South Melbourne, Vic., 1975.
* A Land Half Won, Macmillan, South Melbourne, Vic., 1980.
* Gold and Paper 1858-1982: A History of the National Bank of Australasia, Macmillan, South Melbourne, 1983.
* Our Side of the Country: The Story of Victoria, Metheun Haynes, North Ryde, NSW, 1984.
* All for Australia, Methuen Haynes, North Ryde, NSW, 1984.
* The Great Seesaw: A New View of the Western World, 1750-2000, Macmillan, South Melbourne Vic., Basingstoke, 1988.
* A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football, Information Australia, Melbourne, Vic., 1990.
* Odd Fellows: A History of IOOF Australia, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, NSW, 1991.
* Blainey, Eye on Australia: Speeches and Essays of Geoffrey Blainey, Schwartz Books, Melbourne, Vic., 1991.
* Jumping Over the Wheel, Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, NSW, 1993.
* The Golden Mile, Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, 1993.
* A Shorter History of Australia, William Heinemann Australia, Port Melbourne, Vic., 1994.
* White Gold: The Story of Alcoa of Australia, Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, NSW, 1997.
* In Our Time, Information Australia, Melbourne, Vic., 1999.
* A History of the AMP 1848-1998, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1999.
* A Short History of the World, Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Vic., 2000.
* Black Kettle & Full Moon: Daily Life in a Vanished Australia, Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Vic., 2004.
* A Short History of the Twentieth Century, Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Vic., 2006.
* A History of Victoria, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006.
* Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and His Rivals, Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Vic., 2008.