An invaluable introductory book offers students a brief overview of Australian history: from the first settlers of thousands of years, to the great migrations of recent centuries, to those living within the limits of the most subject to domination today. Drawing on political debate, official reports, intellectual debate and popular culture, Peel and Twomey is weaving a vibrant, multidimensional national history that explores central themes against the broader international background.

This is the ideal text for units dedicated to Australian history, or the supplemental text of larger units on world history, which can be presented at all levels to the degree of university history. In addition, this program is an important resource for students who may study Australia's history for the first time as part of a graduate degree taught in Australia or in the history of the world.