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THEIR FIERY CROSS OF UNION IBD

COLEMAN O WILLIAM
CONNOR COURT PUBLISHING PTY LT
07 / 2021
9781922449665
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Sinopsis

âÇÖBetter than any other account, Their Fiery Cross of Union shatters the mythsáAustralians have cherished about Federation. It both sets out those mythsáand-in gripping prose-exposes their limitations and contradictions. Using,áwithout ever being heavy-handed, all the tools of modern social science, itámercilessly tests the claims of FederationâÇÖs staunchest advocates and comparesáthem to explanations which make sense of events. At the same time, it brilliantlyápresents the protagonists in the Federation story, removing the protectiveásheen which has so often been used to protect them. A riveting story, it has alláthe hallmarks of a classicâÇÖ.á- Henry ErgasThe Federation in 1901 of the six Australian colonies into a single Commonwealth is the most researched episode in Australian history. Yet almost every page of this history rests on an underlying âÇÖaffirmative premiseâÇÖ: that the Federation of 1901 was begotten by commendable ideals, led by remarkable men, and pursued by democratic processes. It was a natural thing - fitting, functional, and almost inevitable. And it was, surely, for the good in its effects, and, at the very least, a mark of progress in Australian life, in everything from telegraphy to sporting fixtures.InáTheiráFiery Cross of UnionáWilliam Coleman retells the making of AustraliaâÇÖs federation unencumbered by any âÇÖaffirmativeâÇÖ premise. He argues Federation was the accidental upshot of a contest for personal political supremacy, that the causeâÇÖs leadership was mediocre, its democracy superficial, its motivations banal, its ideals more imperial than patriotic, and its consequences injurious to AustraliaâÇÖs economic welfare, military security, industrial peace, and social harmony. AustraliaâÇÖs Federation was at least one generation premature, and badly botched, with enduring consequences.Not just another recital of the familiar âÇÖFederation storyâÇÖ,áTheir Fiery Cross of Unionáis a fresh and searching look at the foundational event of AustraliaâÇÖs political existence.

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