{"product_id":"an-economic-history-of-australia-paperback-9781316601679","title":"An Economic History of Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316601679","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Economic History of Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Shann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316601679, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 February 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Convicts, Wool, and Gold 1788–1860'; 'Colonial Particularism 1860–1900'; 'The Commonwealth'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the development of Australia and economic history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Convicts, Wool, and Gold, 1788–1860: 1. Governor Phillip and the establishment\u003cbr\u003e 2. The New South Wales corps\u003cbr\u003e 3. A conflict of evils\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Governor Macquarie's bank'\u003cbr\u003e 5. An autocrat in a hurry\u003cbr\u003e 6. John Bull's greater woolsack\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pioneering in the pastoral industry\u003cbr\u003e 8. Shepherding and marketing\u003cbr\u003e 9. Free colonies and assisted migration\u003cbr\u003e 10. From transportation to family life\u003cbr\u003e 11. The gold rushes of 1851–60\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Colonial Particularism, 1860–1900: 12. 'Unlocking the land' in New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e 13. Agricultural settlement in the southern colonies\u003cbr\u003e 14. Plantation slavery and secession for North Queensland\u003cbr\u003e 15. An apostle of restriction\u003cbr\u003e 16. Inland transport\u003cbr\u003e 17. The land boom\u003cbr\u003e 18. Labour shows fight\u003cbr\u003e 19. The bank smash and economic reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e 20. Back to colonizing\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Commonwealth: 21. The origins and extension of wage-fixing\u003cbr\u003e 22. Strength and protection\u003cbr\u003e 23. How tariff protection grows\u003cbr\u003e 24. 'Protection all round'\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006139191576,"sku":"9781316601679","price":27.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316601679i_681615a0-dfa7-4884-bebe-7b3f5527ed9a.jpg?v=1696682733","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-economic-history-of-australia-paperback-9781316601679","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}