Australia's Empire

by Stuart Ward and Deryck M. Schreuder

This is the first major collaborative reappraisal of Australia's experience of empire since the end of the British Empire itself.

The volume examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australia across a broad spectrum of historical issues-ranging from the disinheritance of the Aborigines to the foundations of a new democratic state. The overriding theme is the distinctive Australian perspective on empire. The country's adherence to imperial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199273731
• ISBN13: 9780199273737
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"