A history of Tasmania / Henry Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Henry, 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tasmania--History.

Tasmania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds' remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of Tasmania's unique position within Australian history.

Contents:

1 First Meetings, Extraordinary Encounters 5

2 Van Diemen's Land: Settling in the enviable island 24

3 The Black War: The tragic fate of the Tasmanian Aborigines 47

4 An Indelible Stain? 68

5 The Triumph of Colonisation 88

6 The Politics of Van Diemen's Land 112

7 The Convict System 137

8 Post-penal Depression, 1856-70 164

9 Reform and Recovery 187

10 Federation and War 211

11 Between the Wars 233

12 Postwar Tasmania 254

13 Towards the Bicentenary 274.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p.[311]-319) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22986-3

1-139-36611-4

1-280-64758-2

9786613633637

1-139-37867-8

1-139-37581-4

1-139-37724-8

1-139-37182-7

1-139-38010-9

1-139-19372-4

OCLC:

794327744