Australia's empire / [edited by] Deryck M. Schreuder and Stuart Ward.

Other author Schreuder, D. M. (Deryck Marshall)
Other author Ward, Stuart.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
National characteristics, Australian.
Nationalism--Australia. --History.
Imperialism--History.
Australia--History.
Australia--Colonial influence.
Great Britain--Colonies. --Australia.
Australia--Foreign relations.
Australia--Social conditions.

SeriesThe Oxford history of the British Empire
Oxford history of the British Empire companion series. ^A691603
Contents Introduction: What became of Australia's empire? / Deryck M. Schreuder and Stuart Ward -- The saga of Captain Cook / Hobbles Danaiyarri -- Conquest / Alan Atkinson -- Settling the land : the making of rural Australia / Richard Waterhouse -- Indigenous subjects / Ann Curthoys -- Art and the environment : new visions from old / Anne Gray -- Empire, state, nation / John Hirst -- Migrations : the career of White British Australia / Eric Richards -- Religion and identity / Hilary M. Carey -- Money : trade, investment, and Australian nationalism / Geoffrey Bolton -- Security : defending Australia's empire / Stuart Ward -- Monarchy : from reverence to indifference / Mark McKenna -- War and commemoration : 'the responsibility of empire' / Joy Damousi -- Gender and sexuality / Angela Woollacott -- Popular culture / Richard White and Hsu-Ming Teo -- 'In history's page' : identity and myth / Neville Meaney -- Epilogue: After empire / Deryck M. Schreuder and Stuart Ward.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007048014
ISBN9780199273737
ISBN0199273731