Land Settlement in Early Tasmania: Creating an Antipodean England

Land Settlement in Early Tasmania: Creating an Antipodean England
ISBN-10
052152296X
ISBN-13
9780521522960
Category
History
Pages
236
Language
English
Published
2003-12-11
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Sharon Morgan

Description

This book presents Van Diemen's Land as a case study in nineteenth-century European expansion and imperialism. It treats the first decades of the settlement, encompassing the effects of the European invasion of Aboriginal society, the early history of environmental degradation, the island's society history and the growth of primary industry.

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