The tyranny of distance : how distance shaped Australia's history
Blainey, Geoffrey, 1930-2001
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When Geoffrey first wrote the title in 1966, he coined a phrase that has become part of our language. This acclaimed work of Australian history describes how the unique factors of our size and isolation shaped Australia's past, and will continue to shape its future.
Main title:
The tyranny of distance : how distance shaped Australia's history / Geoffrey Blainey.
Author:
Blainey, Geoffrey, 1930-, author
Edition:
21st century edition; Revised edition.
Imprint:
Sydney : Macmillan, 2001.©2001.
Collation:
xiii, 413 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
First published in 1966 by Sun Books.Previous edition: 1983.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. Search -- 2. Exile -- 3. Isolation -- 4. Limpet ports -- 5. Whalemen -- 6. Land barrier -- 7. The art of abduction -- 8. Gold clippers -- 9. Black cloud -- 10. A magician's act -- 11. Railway boom -- 12. A hollow triumph -- 13. The horseless age -- 14. Antipodes adrift -- 15. The shrinking seas -- 16. Is distance dead?
ISBN:
9780732911171 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994
Language:
English
BRN:
671015