To Constitute a Nation

An imaginative and resonant exploration of the broader context of the Australian constitution.

Autorentext
Helen penned this children's book 26 years ago as a song for her youngest child. A mother of five and now grandmother of seven, Helen has sung this song to all her grandchildren. Prompted by her late sister to send it to a publisher, her dream to become a published author has been realized.

Klappentext
This 1997 book is an imaginative and resonant exploration of the broader context of the Australian constitution.

Zusammenfassung
In this imaginative and resonant 1997 book, 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. Irving analyses the Constitutional Convention and considers its significance for Australia's future.

Inhalt
Chronology; Introduction; 1. Colonial nuptials; 2. The imaginary nation; 3. Imagined Constitutions; 4. Models for a nation; 5. Things properly federal; 6. White Australians; 7. Australian natives; 8. The people; 9. Citizens; 10. Half the nation; 11. The federal compact; Postscript.

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