{"product_id":"9781863958226","title":"Australian History in 7 Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable-and dull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia's past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australia's history:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did Aborigines not become farmers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did a penal colony change peacefully to a democracy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was Australia so prosperous so early?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did the Australian colonies federate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat effect did convict origins have on national character?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was the postwar migration programme a success?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is Australia not a republic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging and enjoyable, and written for the novice and the expert alike, \u003cem\u003eAustralian History in 7 Questions\u003c\/em\u003e explains how we became the nation we are today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Hirst was a member of the History Department at La Trobe University from 1968 to 2007. He has written many books on Australian history, including \u003cem\u003eConvict Society and Its Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Birth of Colonial Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sentimental Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSense and Nonsense in Australian History\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Europe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063464542448,"sku":"9781863958226","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781863958226_p0.jpg?v=1763601552","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781863958226","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}