To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's ConstitutionCambridge University Press, 13. jun. 1999 - 257 strani This imaginative and resonant 1997 book looks at the constitution as a cultural artefact. It attempts to understand the period during which it emerged, culminating in Federation in 1901. Irving looks beyond the well-known events, places and figures to locate federation and the constitution in the context of broader social, political and cultural changes. She argues that Australians displayed an ability to reconcile the demands of pragmatism with the urge of romanticism. Despite its paradoxical construction, there is something uniquely Australian about the constitution, and it marked a utopian moment as the old century gave way to the new. Irving analyses the background and outcomes of the Constitutional Convention and considers its significance for Australia's possible future as a republic. |
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... 2 . Constitutional history - Australia . 3. National characteristics , Australian . 4. Australia - Politics and government . I. Title . 306.20994 ISBN 0 521 66897 2 paperback This book is dedicated to the memory of my brother.
... 2 . Constitutional history - Australia . 3. National characteristics , Australian . 4. Australia - Politics and government . I. Title . 306.20994 ISBN 0 521 66897 2 paperback This book is dedicated to the memory of my brother.
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... Government attempts to forestall German annexation of New Guinea by claiming the territory for Britain . Colonial Premiers agree to establish Federal Council . Sydney - Melbourne railway opened . Federal Council of Australasia Act ...
... Government attempts to forestall German annexation of New Guinea by claiming the territory for Britain . Colonial Premiers agree to establish Federal Council . Sydney - Melbourne railway opened . Federal Council of Australasia Act ...
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... Government , characteristically saw the matter in visionary terms , and spoke prophetically of a new constellation in the heavens , and the footprints of six young giants [ the colonies ] in the morning dew ' . But the young giants ...
... Government , characteristically saw the matter in visionary terms , and spoke prophetically of a new constellation in the heavens , and the footprints of six young giants [ the colonies ] in the morning dew ' . But the young giants ...
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... government and in addition now with considerable change of fortune brought about by the severe Depression , inaction followed . The Bill was ' put by ' . " It was six years before the second formal Convention would meet , this time over ...
... government and in addition now with considerable change of fortune brought about by the severe Depression , inaction followed . The Bill was ' put by ' . " It was six years before the second formal Convention would meet , this time over ...
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Colonial Nuptials | 6 |
The Imaginary Nation | 25 |
Imagined Constitutions | 46 |
Models For a Nation | 62 |
Things Properly Federal | 79 |
White Australians | 100 |
Australian Natives | 119 |
The People | 134 |
Half the Nation | 171 |
The Federal Compact | 196 |
Conclusion | 212 |
Epilogue | 216 |
Key Sections of the Constitution | 220 |
Notes | 224 |
Select Bibliography | 244 |
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To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution Helen Irving Predogled ni na voljo - 1997 |
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