This third volume of A History of Australia explores the formative years of Australian civilization between 1824 and 1851. C. M. H. Clark examines the political, social, and cultural transformations that shaped the colonies during this period, including the development of colonial government, the growth of settler society, economic expansion, and complex interactions between European settlers a…
This sixth volume of C. M. H. Clark’s monumental “A History of Australia” explores the nation’s political, cultural, and social transformations from 1916 to 1935. Through the metaphor of “the old dead tree and the young tree green,” Clark examines the tensions between tradition and emerging modern identities in Australia during the interwar years. The book traces shifts in national …