Historical Dictionary of Australia (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Published: May 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780810856127
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history; Reference works; Australia - History; History; History - General History; History: World; Australia; Australia & New Zealand - Australia; History / Australia & Oceania; Australia & New Zealand - General; Dictionaries - General; Reference; Dictionaries
Description: "This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia relates the history of this unique and beautiful land, which is home to an amazing range of exotic flora and fauna, a climate that ranges from tropical forests to arid deserts, and the largest single collection of coral reefs and islands in the world. Through a detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant people, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets, James C. Docherty provides a much-needed single-volume reference on Australia, from its most unpromising beginning as a British jail to the liberal, tolerant democracy it is today."--BOOK JACKET.