Geoffrey Bolton
Autor von The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 5: 1942-1995. The Middle Way
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Geoffrey Bolton was born in North Perth, Australia on November 5, 1931. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Western Australia, and Oxford University. He was a professor at the Australian National University, Monash University, and the University of Queensland. He retired from mehr anzeigen academia in 1996, before serving as the Chancellor of Murdoch University from 2002 to 2006. He wrote 15 books during his lifetime including Alexander Forrest: His Life and Times, Daphne Street, and Land of Vision and Mirage: Western Australia since 1826. He was named an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1984 and West Australian of the Year in 2006. He died on September 4, 2015 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Bolton, Geoffrey Curgenven
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- 1931-11-5
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- Australia
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- Australia
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- University of Western Australia
Oxford University
Wesley College, Perth, Western Australia - Berufe
- historian
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- Murdoch University
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- Royal Historical Society (London, Fellow)
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (Fellow)
Australian of the Year (WA, 2006)
Order of Australia (Officer)
Australian Humanities Academy (Fellow)
Royal Western Australian Historical Society (Fellow)
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This is a "short history" that doesn't compete in terms of depth or comprehensiveness with the more traditional volumes. It personifies the late 20th century social historian, seeking evidence of life in the state from the experiences of individuals, which were neither prioritised nor often easily available to those historians in the generations before Bolton.
Overall, a sensible read that captures the key points of the state's growth. Like most history books, it is stronger on the items hat have passed long ago, rather than the contemporary moment where the historian must make a choice as to what is the most relevant. Enjoyable, with a good bibliography to direct readers further. The last full history of the state was published in the late 1970s, so I'd say it's time for a 1,000 page gorilla!… (mehr)