A History of Tasmania
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A History of Tasmania

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A History of Tasmania

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. A HISTORY OF TASMANIA
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. CONTENTS
  7. ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  9. INTRODUCTION
  10. 1: First Meetings, Extraordinary Encounters
  11. 2: Van Diemen's Land: Settling in the enviable island
  12. 3: The Black War: The tragic fate of the Tasmanian Aborigines
  13. 4: An Indelible Stain?
  14. 5: The Triumph of Colonisation
  15. 6: The Politics of Van Diemen's Land
  16. 7: The Convict System
  17. 8: Post-penal Depression, 1856–70
  18. 9: Reform and Recovery
  19. 10: Federation and War
  20. 11: Between the Wars
  21. 12: Postwar Tasmania
  22. 13: Towards the Bicentenary
  23. NOTES
  24. SOURCES
  25. INDEX