Australia's second chance : what our history tells us about our future
Megalogenis, George2015
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Most nations don't get a first chance to prosper. Australia is on its second. For the best part of the nineteenth century, Australia was the world's richest country, a pioneer for democracy and a magnet for migrants. Yet our last big boom was followed by a fifty-year bust as we lost our luck, our riches and our nerve, and shut our doors on the world. Now we're back on top, in the position where history tells us we made our biggest mistakes. Can we learn from our past and cement our place as one of the world's great nations? Showing that our future is in our foundation, this book goes back to 1788, the first contact between locals and migrants, to bring us a unique and fascinating view of the key events of our past right through to the present day. With newly available economic data and fresh interviews with former leaders (including the last major interview with Malcolm Fraser), George Megalogenis crunches the numbers and weaves our history into a riveting argument, brilliantly chronicling our dialogue with the world and bringing welcome insight into the urgent question of who we are, and what we can become.
Main title:
Australia's second chance : what our history tells us about our future / George Megalogenis.
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Imprint:
[Melbourne] : Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
xii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781926428574
Dewey class:
325.94
Language:
English
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BRN:
259395
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 325.94 MEG | Available |