Gold: Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia

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Iain McCalman (Australian National University, Canberra) Alexander Cook (King's College, Cambridge)

Gold

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Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia

Iain McCalman (Australian National University, Canberra), Alexander Cook (King's College, Cambridge), Andrew Reeves (National Museum of Australia, Canberra)

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Cambridge University Press
27 October 2011

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Throughout history, gold has been the stuff of legends, fortunes, conflict and change. The discovery of gold in Australia 150 years ago precipitated enormous developments in the newly settled land. Immigrants flooded in from Asia and Europe, and the population and economy boomed in spontaneous cities. The effects on both the environment and indigenous Aboriginal peoples have been profound and lasting. In the most unexpected ways, gold has shaped modern Australia. In this book, a team of Australia's most prominent historians and curators have collaborated to produce a cultural history of gold and its impact on the development of Australian society. Like a handful of tailings, Gold brings together a collection of stories that have been left out of standard Australian histories. In between runs a critical analysis of the relationship between gold and social change, race relations, gender, the environment, entertainment and industry.

Edited by: Iain McCalman (Australian National University Canberra), Alexander Cook (King's College, Cambridge), Andrew Reeves (National Museum of Australia, Canberra)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781107403536
ISBN 10: 1107403537
Pages: 394
Publication Date: 27 October 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Gold: Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia

Review of the hardback: 'Gold is lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced, and will prove a most useful adornment to most academic bookshelves … it embroiders the mainstream story with a wealth of stimulating and useful contextual material, and this establishes it as a valuable teaching tool, and a most readable highly recommended text.' The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Review of the hardback: 'The volume is handsomely illustrated … often evocative … analysis is enriched by contributions from archaeologists and art historians, and by micro studies of visual sources … collection thus represents in microcosm the preoccupations of many historians in Australia today …' The Round Table