The Cambridge History of Australia

The Cambridge History of Australia offers a comprehensive view of Australian history from its pre-European origins to the present day. Over two volumes, this major work of reference tells the nation's social, political and cultural story. Volume 1 examines Australia's indigenous and colonial ...

Australia

biografía de una nación

Este libro, que ofrece una mezcla de historia, bitácora de viaje y memorias personales, cuenta la historia fascinante de cómo una colonia británica habitada por convictos y sus carceleros se convirtió en un país próspero, abierto y seguro de sí mismo. A través de los ...

A history of Victoria

A History of Victoria is a lively account of the people, places and events that have shaped Victoria, from the arrival of the first Aboriginal peoples through to the present day. In his inimitable style, Geoffrey Blainey considers Victoria's transformation from rural state to ...

A concise history of New Zealand

New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana some 80 million years ago to the twenty-first century. Philippa Mein Smith highlights the ...

Australia

a very short introduction

In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia. He examines the main features of its history, geography, and culture since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in 1788. Drawing attention to the distinctive ...

A concise history of Australia

Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells ...

Filipinas, un país entre dos imperios

Filipinas es un país singular forjado a través de dos experiencias coloniales muy significativas, la española y la estadounidense, además de los años bajo dominación japonesa durante la segunda guerra mundial. Estas experiencias, unidas a sus propias raíces, a sus caracteres como país asiático, a ...

A brief history of the dynasties of China

The australian people

an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins