To Constitute a Nation : A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution
by
Helen Irving
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Australian History
ISBN-10
0521668972
ISBN-13
9780521668972
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 13th, 1999
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
488 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 16.10 x 1.90 cms
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In this imaginative and resonant 1997 book, Irving looks beyond the well-known events, places and figures to locate federation and the constitution in the context of broader social, political and cultural changes. Irving analyses the Constitutional Convention and considers its significance for Australia's future.
This imaginative and resonant 1997 book looks at the constitution as a cultural artefact. It attempts to understand the period during which it emerged, culminating in Federation in 1901. Irving looks beyond the well-known events, places and figures to locate federation and the constitution in the context of broader social, political and cultural changes. She argues that Australians displayed an ability to reconcile the demands of pragmatism with the urge of romanticism. Despite its paradoxical construction, there is something uniquely Australian about the constitution, and it marked a utopian moment as the old century gave way to the new. Irving analyses the background and outcomes of the Constitutional Convention and considers its significance for Australia's possible future as a republic.
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