Title Freedom on the fatal shore : Australia's first colony / John Hirst

Published Melbourne : Black Inc., 2008

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	994.402 Hir/Fot		AVAILABLE

Description xi, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Convict society and its enemies : a history of early New South Wales -- The strange birth of colonial democracy : New South Wales 1848-1884 Summary Freedom on the Fatal Shore brings together John Hirst's two books on the early history of New South Wales. Both are classic accounts which have had a profound effect on the understanding of our history. They also have long been unavailable, either new or second-hand. This combined edition includes a new foreword by Hirst Analysis Early modern history (c 1500-1788) (New South Wales,Australia) Notes Includes index "Being Convict society and its enemies: a history of early New South Wales (1983), The strange birth of colonial democracy: New South Wales 1848-1884 (1988)" -- title page Bibliography Bibliography: pages 443-446 Subject Penal colonies -- Great Britain. Prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Social conditions. Democracy -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History. SUBJECT New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Exiles New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 -- 1788-1851 New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011436 -- 1851-1891 Author Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley). Convict society and its enemies : a history of early New South Wales Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley). Strange birth of colonial democracy : new South Wales 1848-1884 ISBN 9781863952071 (paperback)

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