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Zustand: New. pp. xxi + 248.

Paperback. Good condition. "Based on a detailed study of Australia's earliest civil court records - a million handwritten words about daily life and trade - Debt, Seduction and Other Disasters covers the turbulent years in the penal colony. This was a period when starvation was barely averted, emancipated convicts contended with one another to become wealthy through trade, and Aborigines fought for their land. Soldiers and governors struggled for power, culminating in the overthrow of Governor Bligh, the only military coup on Australian soul." 238pp. ISBN 1862872007. ISBN-13: 9781862872004. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 248 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Bruce Kercher is Associate Professor of Law at Macquarie University and has published widely in the history of Australian law. This is a provocative re-examination of our legal history appearing at a time when Australians are reconsidering both t.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is a provocative re-examination of our legal history appearing at a time when Australians are reconsidering both their past and their future.' - The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, President of the New South Wales Court of AppealThe imperial view of Australian law was that it was a weak derivative of English law. In An Unruly Child, Bruce Kercher rewrites history. He reveals that since 1788 there has been a contest between the received legal wisdom of Mother England and her sometimes unruly offspring. The resulting law often suited local interests, but was not always more just.Kercher also shows that law has played a major role in Australian social history. From the convict settlements and the Eureka stockade in the early years to the Harvester Judgement, the White Australia Policy and most recently the Mabo case, central themes of Australian history have been framed by the legal system.An Unruly Child is a groundbreaking work which will influence our understanding of Australia's history and its legal system.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.01x5.98x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2021. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.