The Coming Event, Or, The United Provinces of Australia
Title | The Coming Event, Or, The United Provinces of Australia PDF eBook |
Author | John Dunmore Lang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1850 |
Genre | Australia |
ISBN |
The Australian Nation
Title | The Australian Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Partington |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 380 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781412835985 |
Our First Republicans
Title | Our First Republicans PDF eBook |
Author | David John Headon |
Publisher | Federation Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781862872653 |
Lang, Harpur and Deniehy were three of the most outspoken proponents of the Australian Republic in the mid-19th century. Their arguments -- concise, powerful and balanced -- are as relevant today in current Republican debate as they were then. This edited selection of their prose brings together for the first time articles, speeches and letters which show the political and cultural currents in NSW over three decades of important political change.
Empire and Nations
Title | Empire and Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Harvey L. Dyck |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 1969-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1442638516 |
Empire and Nations was written in tribute to the accomplishments of Frederic Hubert Soward – teacher, scholar, and administrator – who for forty-two years served in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. Throughout his career he has made significant contributions to international understanding and the study of international relations through his writings, public lectures, and participation in international organizations and conferences. The volume consists of essays by fourteen outstanding contributors, all of whom are former students or associates of Professor Soward. The essays have as their common subject the nations that evolved within the British Empire and found, or are finding, their place in the world. Papers written by John Conway, Harvey L. Dyck, G.P. de T. Glazebrook, Edward D. Greathed, John W. Holmes, R.A. MacKay, Norman A.M. MacKenzie, Kenneth A. MacKirdy, H. Blair Neatby, and Peter B. Waite develop the subject from the perspectives of nation-building in Canada and Canada's developing the role in world affairs. Peter Harnetty, Jane Banefield Haynes, and J. Bertin Webster contribute studies of nationalism and empire in Asia and Africa. Also included in the volume are a biographical introduction by Margaret A. Ormsby, a list of the writings of F.H. Soward compiled by Eleanor Mercer, and a tribute to Professor Soward by Lester B. Pearson.
The Centenary Companion to Australian Federation
Title | The Centenary Companion to Australian Federation PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Irving |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1999-12-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521573146 |
Published to mark the centenary of Federation, this important book explores Australia's national origins in a comprehensive and accessible way. A high-calibre team of writers has been gathered to write the first ever comprehensive, general history of Federation. Starting from the perspective of the individual colonies as they made their way towards membership of the Australian Commonwealth in 1901, the book also provides cross-referenced short alphabetical entries covering key events, people and concepts. It approaches Federation not simply as a formal political story, but as a social and cultural process, maintaining the relevance of nation-making by highlighting ongoing debates about democracy, sovereignty and progressive citizenry. A major contribution to the Centenary of Federation, this book should become a standard reference for scholars, students and general readers in the continuing discussions of Australia's future as a nation.
The Spectator
Title | The Spectator PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1256 |
Release | 1872 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
Australian Constitutional Landmarks
Title | Australian Constitutional Landmarks PDF eBook |
Author | H. P. Lee |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2004-01-12 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781139450355 |
Australian Constitutional Landmarks presents the most significant cases and controversies in the Australian constitutional landscape up to its original publication in 2003. Including the Communist Party case, the dismissal of the Whitlam government, the Free Speech cases, a discussion of the race power, the Lionel Murphy saga, and the Tasmanian Dam case, this book highlights turning points in the shaping of the Australian nation since Federation. Each chapter clearly examines the legal and political context leading to the case or controversy and the impact on later constitutional reform. With contributions by leading constitutional lawyers and judges, as well as two former chief justices, this book will appeal to members of the judiciary, lawyers, political scientists, historians and people with a general interest in Australian politics, government and history.