Convict Workers: Reinterpreting Australia's Past (Studies in Australian History) by Editor-Stephen Nicholas - 1989-08-25

Cambridge University Press, 1989-08-25. Hardcover. Very Good. marks on page edge - otherwise dust jacket cover and binding fine contents clean - enjoy

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Hardback in dustwjacket. x, 246 pages, 7.5 X 10 inches. Near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper.. Reprint.

Cambridge University Press, 1989. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and brigh with ever-so-slight sunning to spine and minimal rubbing to edges but no chips or tears. Boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings except for light spotting to page edges. 246 pp; tables and figures. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A radical interpretation of Australia's convict past, based on an exhaustive and detailed analysis of records of 20,000 male and female convicts - one in three of those transported to New South Wales between 1817 and 1840. The evidence overturns many previous assumptions about Australia's early history, and the essayists argue that the convicts sent to Australia were not professional criminals, but ordinary British and Irish men and women with a diverse range of useful work skills, essential to the forging of a new economy and society.… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. 1st edition. hard cover with dust jacket. VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected with a removable plastic cover./Very Good. 25 cm.

Cambridge, Etc.: Cambridge University Press, 1989. x, 246p., dj (Studies in Australian history).

New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 1989 246 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear, with a small tear on the front bottom right edge. The front endpaper has a name inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Cambridge University Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine With Occasional Margin Notes In A Very Good Protected Jacket Pp 246 Index