Australia 1901 - 2001 : a narrative history
Tink, A. A. (Andrew A.)2014
Book
Annotation. Andrew Tinka's superb book tells the story of Australia in the twentieth century, from Federation to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. A century marked by the trauma of war and the despair of the depression, balanced by extraordinary achievements in sport, science and the arts. A country underpinned by a political system that worked most of the time and the emergence of a mainly harmonious society. Australians at the start of the century could hardly have imagined the prosperity enjoyed by their diverse countrymen and women one hundred years later.Tinka s story is driven by people, whether they be prime ministers, soldiers, shop-keepers, singers, footballers or farmers; a mix of men or women, Australian-born, immigrants and Aborigines. He brings the decades to life, writing with empathy, humour and insight to create a narrative that is as entertaining as it is illuminating.
Main title:
Australia 1901 - 2001 : a narrative history / Andrew Tink.
Author:
Tink, A. A. (Andrew A.), author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2014.Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2014.
Collation:
x, 432 pages [16] pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97817422340831742234089
Dewey class:
994
LC class:
DU110
Language:
English
Subject:
Social history -- Australia -- 20th centuryEthnology -- AustraliaSocial historyEthnology -- AustraliaEthnologyPolitical scienceSocial historyAustralia -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- HistoriographyAustralia -- HistoryAustralia -- History -- 20th centuryAustralia -- History -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Politics and governmentAustralia -- HistoryAustralia -- Politics and governmentAustraliaHistory
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
345315