First Australians (Paperback, Tv Tie In Ed)

First Australians is the dramatic story of the collision of two worlds that created contemporary Australia. Told from the perspective of Australia's first people, it vividly brings to life the events that unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was overrun by the world's greatest empire. Seven of Australia's leading historians reveal the true stories of individuals-both black and white-caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history. Their story begins in 1788 in Warrane, now known as Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishman, Governor Phillip, and the kidnapped warrior Bennelong. It ends in 1992 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. By illuminating a handful of extraordinary lives spanning two centuries, First Australians reveals, through their eyes, the events that shaped a new nation.

General

Imprint:	Melbourne University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	2010
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Marcia Langton • Rachel Perkins
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	312
Edition:	Tv Tie In Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-522-85726-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-522-85726-4
Barcode:	9780522857269

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