A History of Tasmania
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- Author: Henry Reynolds, University of Tasmania
- Date Published: January 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107014589
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This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds' remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of Tasmania's unique position within Australian history.
Read more- The book is written by eminent historian and Tasmanian, Henry Reynolds
- It contains a number of fascinating images sourced from the Tasmanian Archives office and the National Library of Australia
- It explores the colonial experience from the perspective of European settlers and of Indigenous Australians
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- Date Published: January 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107014589
- length: 344 pages
- dimensions: 223 x 146 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- contains: 15 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Extraordinary encounters
2. Fledgling settlements
3. The Black War
4. An indelible stain?
5. The triumph of colonization
6. The politics of Van Diemen's Land
7. The convict system
8. Post penal depression
9. Reform and recovery
10. Federation and war
11. Between the wars
12. Post war Tasmania
13. Towards the bicentenary.
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