Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement, 1580 - 1980: Supplement, 1580 - 1980 - Hardcover

Cuneen, Christopher

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ISBN 10: 0522852149 ISBN 13: 9780522852141

Verlag: Melbourne University Press, 2005

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Reseña del editor:

Since 1962, the ""Australian Dictionary of Biography"" has been prepared by its staff in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. It provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors and authors, farmers, engineers and schoolteachers, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers - providing a cross-section of Australian society. This supplementary volume contains 504 articles, written by 399 authors. Subjects include the familiar, such as castaway Eliza Fraser and apple-grower Maria (Granny) Smith; the notorious, such as New Guardsman Francis De Groot and bushranger Dan Morgan; and the unfamiliar, including the surgeon Tharp Mountain Girdlestone. This supplementary volume fills in the missing entries in previous volumes (Volumes 1-16). The series so far goes from 1799-1980.

Biografía del autor:

Chris Cunneen is Associate Professor in Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminology at Sydney University Law School. He is published widely including Faces of Hate and Conflict, Politics and Crime. Beverley Kingston is Professor of History at University of NSW. Her publications include My Wife, My Daughter and Poor Mary Ann, Glad Confident Morning and The History of Shopping. Jill Roe is chair of the ADB editorial board, as well as emeritus Professor in History at Macquarie University. Stephen Garton is Dean of Arts at the University of Sydney. His primary field is Australian history with a particular interest in crime, incarceration and insanity. His publications include The Cost of War: Australians Return.

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• Verlag: Melbourne University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0522852149
• ISBN 13: 9780522852141
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1