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'At long last here is an accessible, sensible, learned and digestible history of Australia. It is a triumph of Stuart Macintyre's notable scholarship that he has come up with a book that is concise - not brief, not abbreviated - sharp and to the point ... this is a tremendously useful tool for locals and outsiders. It should sit on every Australian's bookshelf, next to the dictionary and the atlas.' Nick Richardson, Herald-Sun 'It's a splendid piece of work and it belongs to a noble tradition ... It conveys throughout a joy in writing history, in mastering the detail of the past - a joy especially in struggling with the soul of the country.' Alan Atkinson, Sydney Morning Herald 'Macintyre's book is the best short history of Australia since Manning Clark's classic of 1963.' Times Literary Supplement
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'At long last here is an accessible, sensible, learned and digestible history of Australia. It is a triumph of Stuart Macintyre's notable scholarship that he has come up with a book that is concise - not brief, not abbreviated - sharp and to the point … this is a tremendously useful tool for locals and outsiders. It should sit on every Australian's bookshelf, next to the dictionary and the atlas.' Nick Richardson, Herald-Sun
'It's a splendid piece of work and it belongs to a noble tradition … It conveys throughout a joy in writing history, in mastering the detail of the past - a joy especially in struggling with the soul of the country.' Alan Atkinson, Sydney Morning Herald
'Macintyre's book is the best short history of Australia since Manning Clark's classic of 1963.' Times Literary Supplement
'It's a splendid piece of work and it belongs to a noble tradition … It conveys throughout a joy in writing history, in mastering the detail of the past - a joy especially in struggling with the soul of the country.' Alan Atkinson, Sydney Morning Herald
'Macintyre's book is the best short history of Australia since Manning Clark's classic of 1963.' Times Literary Supplement
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not mad on historical books ordinarily but I bought this book for my Dad and had a nose through it before giving it to him. I found it hard to put down and in the end read some big chunks of it before handing it over. The pictures throughout are great and the book is written in a very accessible way. I'm looking forward to my Dad reading it so I can steal it back and read the rest of it myself!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A well balanced and informative account of the history of Australia in one volume. In may ways this work leaves room for inquisitive exploration outside of this volume by the reader, rather than make a hash of it within a book of this size: thereby concentrating the focus of inquiry on exactly what is fundamentally important to know.
If you want a scholarly and comprehensive articulation of Australia, look no further. If you are looking for a narrative with interesting tidbits - this isn't for you.
In a nutshell, great value for money. The only 'history' of Australia I'll ever need.
If you want a scholarly and comprehensive articulation of Australia, look no further. If you are looking for a narrative with interesting tidbits - this isn't for you.
In a nutshell, great value for money. The only 'history' of Australia I'll ever need.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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For a seminar I needed some fundamental information about Australian history, and I am very glad that I have discovered Stuart Macintyre's "Concise History"! The book provides solid information and is enjoyable to read. It addresses the needs of people who know nothing about Australia, but I guess it is also a useful reference book for those who are already somewhat familiar with the Continent's history. The book begins at the beginning (1770) and provides information up to our day and age. It is well structured. The author tries to be as unbiased as possible (he succeeds) and does address touchy issues, such as the changing but still difficult relationship between the aborigines and those who came later and the attitude to immigrants ("Whites, please!"). For all the quotations, sources are mentioned, and the "Guide to further reading" is good and comprehensive. A book well worth reading.
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Excellent overview
This book was bought as we began our trip to Oz and wanted to know more. It talks about snippet of information which help you build a picture of Australia as it really is. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. N. Thompson
Strong text book
I purchased this book last year while I was doing a distance unit at university. It was as it says a very short and concise account of some prominent periods in Australian... Read more
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A Godsend Of A Book
This is the exact book that a tutor of mine at university was ramming down our throats recently, and, predictably, only a handful of us could be bothered to actually buy it. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2002
Good introduction to Australian history
For anyone with only a hazy impression of Australian history, this is a very good book to start with. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2002
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