Lessons from history : leading historians tackle Australia's greatest challenges /
Lessons from history : leading historians tackle Australia's greatest challenges /
editors Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe.
- Kensington, NSW : NewSouth Books, 2022.
- xvi, 416 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Lessons from History leading historians tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present. Does history repeat itself in meaningful ways, or is each problem unique? Does a knowledge of Australian history enhance our understanding of the present and prepare us for the future? Lessons from History is written with the conviction that we must see the world, and confront its many challenges, with an understanding of what has gone before. Leading historians including Yves Rees, Michelle Arrow, Mahsheed Ansari, Joan Beaumont, Claire Wright and Frank Bongiorno tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world - climate change, social cohesion, migration, our relationship with China, tensions in the federation, economic crisis, trade relations - and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present and future.
9781742237473
Historians--Australia.
Historiography--Moral and ethical aspects.
Australia--History--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--20th century.
Australia--History--20th century.
Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
Australia--History--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--20th century.
Australia--History--20th century.
Australia--History.
Australian
994
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Lessons from History leading historians tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present. Does history repeat itself in meaningful ways, or is each problem unique? Does a knowledge of Australian history enhance our understanding of the present and prepare us for the future? Lessons from History is written with the conviction that we must see the world, and confront its many challenges, with an understanding of what has gone before. Leading historians including Yves Rees, Michelle Arrow, Mahsheed Ansari, Joan Beaumont, Claire Wright and Frank Bongiorno tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world - climate change, social cohesion, migration, our relationship with China, tensions in the federation, economic crisis, trade relations - and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present and future.
9781742237473
Historians--Australia.
Historiography--Moral and ethical aspects.
Australia--History--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--20th century.
Australia--History--20th century.
Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
Australia--History--21st century.
Australia--Politics and government--20th century.
Australia--History--20th century.
Australia--History.
Australian
994
