A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: The Formation of Identities

A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: The Formation of Identities
ISBN-10
0631218734
ISBN-13
9780631218739
Category
History
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2000-11-17
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Authors
Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein-Smith, Marivic Wyndham

Description

This book provides an arresting interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the present. Usually viewed in isolation, these societies are covered here in a single account, in which the authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of their neighbours. By broadening the focus to the regional level, this volume develops analyses - of economic, social and political history - which transcend national boundaries. The result is a compelling work which both describes the aspirations of European settlers and reveals how the dispossessed and marginalized indigenous peoples negotiated their own lives as best they could. The authors demonstrate that these stories are not separate but rather strands of a single history.

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