UID:
almahu_9947414942102882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 331 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139193726 (ebook)
Content:
This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds' remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of Tasmania's unique position within Australian history.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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First Meetings, Extraordinary Encounters
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Van Diemen's Land: Settling in the enviable island
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The Black War: The tragic fate of the Tasmanian Aborigines
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An Indelible Stain?
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The Triumph of Colonisation
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The Politics of Van Diemen's Land
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The Convict System
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Post-penal Depression, 1856-70
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Reform and Recovery
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Federation and War
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Between the Wars
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Postwar Tasmania
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Towards the Bicentenary
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107014589
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139193726
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