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To Constitute a Nation : A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution download book

To Constitute a Nation : A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution download book

To Constitute a Nation : A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution by Helen Irving
To Constitute a Nation : A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution
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Author: Helen Irving
Number of Pages: 272 pages
Published Date: 17 Dec 2012
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9780521668972
File size: 48 Mb
File Name: To.Constitute.a.Nation.A.Cultural.History.of.Australia's.Constitution.pdf
Download Link: To Constitute a Nation A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution
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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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