Convict Workers: Reinterpreting Australia's Past

In a radical new interpretation of Australia's past, based on exhaustive and detailed analysis of recORD this book shows that the convicts sent to Australia were not professional criminals, but ORD work skills, essential to the forging of a new economy and society. By illuminating the contribution of the convict workers to Australia's economic and social development, a fresh historical understanding of Australia's early history emerges.

Author: Stephen Nicholas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780521035989

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