A History of Tasmania Vol. 2 |
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| Author:
| Robson, Lloyd |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-553031-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1991 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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The second of a two-volume history of Tasmania, Robson here traces Tasmania's experience of colonial government and post-federation statehood from 1856 to the 1980s. The themes and events covered include: the spread of settlement and pursuit of material advancement; the scant regard for preservation of the land and its resources; loyalty and devotion to the empire and a fearful resistance to change, buttressed by anti-democratic political and social institutions; the troubling but...
More DescriptionThe second of a two-volume history of Tasmania, Robson here traces Tasmania's experience of colonial government and post-federation statehood from 1856 to the 1980s. The themes and events covered include: the spread of settlement and pursuit of material advancement; the scant regard for preservation of the land and its resources; loyalty and devotion to the empire and a fearful resistance to change, buttressed by anti-democratic political and social institutions; the troubling but often imperfectly heard echoes of the past; poverty; disease; deprivation; and war. Robson has written an account which charts not only the history of Tasmania, but, in microcosm, also of Australia as a whole.