The Great Republic of the Southern Seas
The Great Republic of the Southern Seas

Author: Audrey Oldfield

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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British settlement in Australia began amid the great republican movements of the late 18th century and from its earliest days republican ideals affected political thinking in the colony. In this study, Audrey Oldfield investigates the subject from a biographical angle, concentrating on the people involved in the republican debate throughout the century: from the Scottish martyr, Thomas Muir, convicted of sedition in 1793, to Henry Lawson writing 'The Song of the Republic' in 1887. She explores such questions as: Did transportation to siphon off agitators and urban poor save Britain from revolution and republicanism? Was there ever any likelihood that Australia might have chosen republican constitutions in the 1850s? Was there a deliberate attempt by Britain and Australian monarchists to subvert republicanism in the federation period?

The Great Republic
The Great Republic

Author: Winston Churchill

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0375754407

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Draws on the previously published four-volume, "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples," as well as essays and speeches, to present the British statesman's interpretation of American history.

This Time
This Time

Author: Benjamin T. Jones

Publisher: Black Inc.

Published: 2018-01-24

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1743820186

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‘Australia was born in chains and is not yet fully free’ —John Hirst In this crisp yet comprehensive book, Benjamin T. Jones explores Australia’s long republican history and boldly charts a path to an independent future. With republicans leading every government around the nation, now is the time to discuss not only why Australia should become a republic, but what kind of republic it should be. In This Time, Benjamin reveals the fascinating early history of the republican movement of the 1850s and its larger-than-life characters. He discusses Australia’s past as a predominantly Anglo monoculture and why we need a new model for a transformed nation. He demolishes monarchist arguments and discusses what went wrong in 1999 and the way forward from here, including the best method for appointing an Australian head of state. ‘To propose that an Australian should be the Australian head of state does not appear revolutionary or incendiary. If anything, it seems a rather banal and obvious assertion. “Isn’t that already the case?”, some may even ask. Flip an Australian coin and you’ll have your answer.’—Benjamin T. Jones Benjamin T. Jones is a Research Fellow in the School of History, ANU. His other books include Republicanism and Responsible Government and Project Republic (as co-editor). He is a regular guest on ABC Radio National and contributor to The Conversation.

The Native-born
The Native-born

Author: John Neylon Molony

Publisher: Melbourne University Publish

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780522849035

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This beautifully written, absorbing and thoughtful book tells the story of the first white Australians. Born before 1850. Most were the children of convicts. They had no access to land and no education, and free settlers generally treated them with contempt, as second-rate citizens.

Political Power and Social Theory
Political Power and Social Theory

Author: Julian Go

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1780528663

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As economic stagnation freezes the globe; capitalism is increasingly questioned; war, revolution and political instability unsettles the Middle East; and President Obama's campaign for the Presidency looms, Volume 23 of Political Power and Social Theory reflects on these and related issues and whether the concept of "capitalism" should be problemat

The Rotarian
The Rotarian

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Publisher:

Published: 1926-02

Total Pages: 80

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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.