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S'està carregant… A history of Australia, Vol. 1: From the earliest times to the age of Macquariede Manning Clark
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The first volume in a history of Australia, this book covers the period from earliest times up until the age of Macquarie in the early 19th century. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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- Clark appears to be hung up on religion. He returns to it often.
- MacQuarie comes across as a reformer, but with lots of faults. It's not clear whether Clark sides against him, and with the English masters, that the colony was for the convicts and that any opportunities for redemption were forfeited when they were convicted, let alone that a 'return to society' could occur. I suspect not; but Clark does not appear positive about the outcome of MacQuarie's work.
- In the chapters on exploration before Australia was 'found' Clark pays no attention to what the French explorers achieved. Perhaps this is what Lesley Marchant, Western Australian historian, was so stroppy about. (