Convict Workers: Reinterpreting Australia's Past (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521035989)

In a radical new interpretation of Australia's past, based on exhaustive and detailed analysis of recORD this book shows that the convicts sent to Australia were not professional criminals, but ORD work skills, essential to the forging of a new economy and society. By illuminating the contribution of the convict workers to Australia's economic and social development, a fresh historical understanding of Australia's early history emerges.

Author: Stephen Nicholas
ISBN-10: 0521035988
ISBN-13: 9780521035989
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2007
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.55d