Van Diemen's Land

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The most significant colonial history since The Fatal Shore In re imagining Australia s past, it invents a new future Richard Flanagan cover endorsement Van Diemen s Land is a new, groundbreaking history of the settlement of Tasmania James Boyce s book is filled with new facts and new ideas about one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of British colonialism Combining environmental insights with an unrivalled grasp of the politics of the frontier, it will change the way scholars and the general public alike view Australian colonial history. Best Read Van Diemen's Land [ author ] James Boyce [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is history as it should be written Boyce can write, a trait that is not universal among historians This is the best history of Tasmania I have read.Tasmania was once known as Van Diemen s Land And as Van Diemen s Land, became the enforced home of 42% of the convicts transported to Australia The island that became home to over 72,000 sentenced criminals had its own unique character, quite different from early New South Wales The fact that protein rich shellfish were there for the taking, that wallaby and kangaroo could be killed with nothingthan a hunting dog, and that abundant fresh water and a mild climate made travel by foot rel Tasmania was once known as Van Diemen s Land And as Van Diemen s Land, became the enforced home of 42% of the convicts transported to Australia The island that became home to over 72,000 sentenced criminals had its own unique character, quite different from early New South Wales The fact that protein rich shellfish were there for the taking, that wallaby and kangaroo could be killed with nothingthan a hunting dog, and that abundant fresh water and a mild climate made travel by foot relatively easy, does change the story The convict s hell was, thank God, a human creation alone This book is about the tension produced by siting the principal gaol of the empire in what proved to be a remarkably benevolent land It sees this paradox to be the heart of early Tasmanian history, and to have important implications for the nation as a whole In this book, which is mainly focussed on the years betwee...On this island we have a Premier who would like his jurisdiction to be the food bowl of the nation, for it to regain the position it had, according to this fine historical tome, in the very first decades of the country s non Aboriginal history In Van Diemen s Land Boyce presents a somewhat alternate view to early Tasmanian history, one of a land benign and welcoming to all who came in those initial years, particularly if they aboded in the corridor between its southern and northern capitals On this island we have a Premier who w...Boyce s Van Diemen s Land is as relevant now as it has ever been.It navigates the space between academic discourse and narrativised history in a seamless and enjoyable way.Van Diemen s Land is a must read for any Australian, and any student of history.I must admit, I haven t thought much about the history of Tasmania I ve assumed that it was like the history of the rest of Australia Boyce makes it clear that that wasn t the case Tasmania, when it was Van Diemen s Land, was a land of abundance rather than harshness, in which it was easy for people to live off the land and convicts could retreat to the bush and find food and shelter there But it s depressing to read abou...Provides a fresh understanding for the origins of Tasmania and the importance of the interplay between the environment land and the various characters that inhabited it A good read to understand that the experience of convicts colonists was very different and depending upon the land that awaited them in the different parts of Australia The appendix throws up som...The founding of Van Diemen s Land Tasmania , one of the first British colonies in Australia, is a story of exploitation of the natural environment, indigenous people, and the convict class Although this took on a unique form shaped by the island s conditions, it is difficult to ignore the effect on the character of broader Australian society Boyce s well researched and engaging history explains the origins of mistaken ideologies that still govern today Reading this, one cannot help but fee The founding of Van Diemen s Land Tasmania , one of the first British colonies in Australia, is a story of exploitation of the natural environment, indigenous people, and the convict class Although this took on...Fantastic read to help understand the true colonial history of Tasmania sadly much of the privileged white mans attitudes actions still remain to day..A masterpiece of historical scholarship I can t praise this book too highly.A highly absorbing read and thorough rebuttal of The Fatal Shore.All Tasmanian and indeed Australian people should read this.

Van Diemen's Land
  • English
  • 26 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 1863951431
  • James Boyce
  • Van Diemen's Land