Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Book. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 168 pages.
Australia: A Very Short Introduction provides a wide-ranging introduction to modern Australia, examining its history, geography, and culture since the beginning of the white settlement of...
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Australia and the world
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 6725 words.
How does an essentially Anglo-Celt country geographically isolated in the Pacific position itself within international politics? In ‘Australia and the world’ Japanese expansionism of the...
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Body and soul
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 6563 words.
Australia's climate, location, colonial past, and American cultural influences have affected its national leisure pursuits. ‘Body and soul’ looks at the importance of fitness, sport, beach...
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Conclusion
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 1076 words.
In the ‘Conclusion’ Australia's history is summarized: it's distinction as the last inhabitable continent to be explored by Europeans; the British foundation of the six colonies; the...
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Governing Australia
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 7584 words.
The journey from British Colonial rule to self-government (1852) and the creation of the Australian nation at Federation (1901) is examined in ‘Governing Australia’. All six Australian...
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The making of Australia
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 8125 words.
‘The making of Australia’ looks at the country's unique environment, its millennia-long Aboriginal history, and white settler history. Australia's geography, climate, flora, fauna, and...
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Shaping the continent
in Australia
May 2012; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History; Political Geography. 7511 words.
‘Shaping the continent’ looks at the elements that have determined Australia's economy and population. Ownership of land is key: land availability, land use, exploitation, pastoral...
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