This is the first major collaborative reappraisal of Australia's experience of empire since the end of the British Empire itself. The volume examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australia across a broad spectrum of historical issues-ranging from the disinheritance of the Aborigines to the foundations of a new democratic state. The overriding theme is the distinctive Australian perspective on empire. The country's adherence to imperial ideals and aspirations involved not merely the building of a 'new Britannia' but also the forging of a distinctive new culture and society. It was Australian interests and aspirations which ultimately shaped 'Australia's Empire'. While modern Australians have often played down the significance of their British imperial past, the contributors to this book argue that the legacies of empire continue to influence the temper and texture of Australian society today.
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... an impressive book, adventurous in conception, and packed with challenging essays, several verging on sheer brilliance. The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs ...a timely re-evaluation of the influences that helped shape modern-day Australia...a fascinating companion to the Oxford History of the Brritish Empire that should engage students and academics alike and all those interested in contemporary Australia and the shadow of its colonial past. Lucy Popescu, Tribune This is an important book. It will be seen by many readers as challenging or stimulating...To my knowledge this theme, so wide in its span, has not previously been attempted with such comprehensiveness Geoffrey Blainey, The Australian Newspaper It is part of the unfashionability of the topic that nothing on quite this scale has been attempted since the 1930s. The editors have marshalled an impressive array of talent... [to produce] a fine volume Jim Davidson, The Age Newspaper Deryck Schreuder and Stuart Ward, are both recognised authorities on the subject, and both have done work beyond Australia that enables them to appreciate its distinctive characteristics. The contributors include leading historians who develop their topics with assurance...Together with the editorial introduction and epilogue, these make a persuasive case for bringing the imperial dimension back into Australian historiography Stuart MacIntyre, The Australian Book Review a very fine collection of essays which does a great deal to further our understanding of the central place of the Empire in Australia's history. It deserves to be widely read and debated. Christopher Waters, Labour History
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Deryck Schreuder is Visiting Professor at The University of Sydney. Stuart Ward is Associate Professor, at the Institute of English, German, and Romance Studies, at Copenhagen University.
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Australia's Empire covers the history and major themes related to Australia's role in the British Empire. The Oxford History of the British Empire series is the best in covering what happened to the empire during that time. This is my first foray into the companion series and they do not disappoint. The book is broken into three areas starting with the beginning of Empire, the role empire played in Australia and finally a social and cultural outlook on Empire. The first third covers the conquest and settling of the land from penal camp to the pushing of the quiet aboriginal groups away. From the days of captain cook to the settling of Sydney and Melbourne the story is covered well. Part 2 was probably the most interesting part for me and talked about how Australia fit into the British Empire. It covers the role Australia played in trade and in the world wars as well as how Australia saw itself fitting into the British Empire and identifying with royalty. The final part of the book looks at art, popular culture, and a myriad of other social constructions for how Australia dealt with its time in the Empire and now its time outside of the Empire. Overall the book covers a wide range of themes very well and leaves you with a great understanding of the key points regarding Australia in the British Empire.
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