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James C. Docherty (P.

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Australia's development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration

Australia's development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the ';coalition of the willing' in the . invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in operations in Afghanistan.

The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

This dictionary offers a reliable, comprehensive introduction and guide to this contentious social movement and ideology, examining where it has succeeded and where it has failed. It traces the evolution of socialism from the early nineteenth century up to the present. Unlike other general works on the subject, it is primarily concerned with the democratic tradition of socialism and is careful to differentiate this tradition from those elements of socialism which later became communism.

The Historical Dictionary of Australia is a remarkably concise and engaging reference book, useful for its very concision. "American Reference Books Annual"). Before that, he worked with the Australian Dictionary of Biography at the Australian National University and at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Dictionary of Australia. Australia’s development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the coalition of the willing in the .

Historical Dictionary of Australia book. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield. Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. and Docherty, J. C. and EBSCOhost. Historical dictionary of Australia, Norman Abjorensen and James C. Docherty Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, Maryland 2015. Australian/Harvard Citation. amp; Docherty, J. & EBSCOhost. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.