A Brief History of Australia
A Brief History of Australia
Editor/Author
West, Barbara A. and Murphy, Frances T.
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Facts On File
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-43-819952-8
Category: History - World history
Image Count:
51
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
A Brief History of Australia, Second Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of Australia from ancient times to the present day.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapters
- Diversity—Land and People
- Indigenous History (65,000 BP–1605 C.E.)
- European Exploration and Early Settlement (1606–1850)
- Gold Rush and Governments (1851–1890)
- Federation and Identity Formation (1890–1919)
- Realignment (1920–1946)
- Populate or Perish (1947–1974)
- Constitutional Crisis (1975–1983)
- Contradiction and Change (1983–1996)
- The Howard Years (1996–2007)
- Australia in Turmoil (2007–2020)
- Support Material
- Aussie Terms and Phrases with Translations into American English
- Australian Prime Ministers since 1901
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Suggested Reading