The essential single-volume reference source describes all aspects of Australia. With contributions from over ninety experts, it provides comprehensive coverage of life in twentieth-century Australia alongside a host of insights into culture, the Aboriginal heritage, the natural world, and the continent's colourful past. Eight major sections examine all the key aspects of the continent, past and present: the physical continent, the Aboriginal heritage, history since European contact, government, economy, society, science and technology, and culture and the arts.
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"The writing throughout is lively and lucid, and the difficult task of depicting Australian society, in all its complexities, is accomplished well, with attention paid to the downside of life Down Under, as well as the oftcited positive aspects....this is a first-rate reference work and should delight both Australians and readers elsewhere who seek a clear and comprehensive sourcebook on Australia." Robert Tonkinson, Pacific Affairs
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The essential single-volume reference source describes all aspects of Australia and provides comprehensive coverage of life in the twentieth-century as well as history since European contact. There are eight major sections: the physical continent, Aboriginal heritage, history, economy, society, science and technology, and culture and the arts.
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Encyclopedic
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In the usual way of the Cambridge Encyclopedias, this is a well-produced and useful guide. Being encyclopedic, it covers all the usual range of bases - the physical nature - climate, soils, water, vegetation etc, history, including a section on Aboriginal heritage, the nature of government, the economy, society, science and technology and culture and the arts. The contributors are an eminent group of mainly boffins from various universities. Unlike some older, and similar comprehensive surveys of Australia, this volume does include a section on Aboriginal-European relations, from first contact to the early 1990s and the Mabo judgement affecting land rights. There is a small section on child removal, a major issue in Australia since the inquiry into this. Generously illustrated in full colour. A worthy general, single volume addition to the home or school reference library.
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