Journal of Australian Studies, March 1st, 2003
Wakefield Press, pp 418, pb $39.95. ISBN 1862545499.
When I opened this book at a coffee lounge an acquaintance, catching the title, said 'That must be pretty boring!' I admit that, despite the range of activities supported by Centenary of Federation funding, the subject of Federation probably passed most Australians by. The book might have been called something more captivating, and if the casual reader reached the contents page he or she might have been dissuaded from going further. Three chapters in a book of 418 pages is an unusual structure, and author, Associate Professor Peter Howell...
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