John Hirst (historian)
Encyclopedia
John Hirst is an emeritus professor of history at La Trobe University
, Melbourne
, Australia
.
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Books
- Australia’s Democracy: A Short History (2003) ISBN 978-1865088457
- QE 17 'Kangaroo Court': Family Law in Australia (2005) ISBN 978-1863953412
- Sense and Nonsense in Australian History (2006) ISBN 978-0977594931
- The Australians: Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character since 1770 (2007) ISBN 978-1863954082
- Freedom on the Fatal Shore: Australia’s First Colony (2008) ISBN 978-1863952071
- The Shortest History of Europe (2009) ISBN 978-1863954396