TY - BOOK ID - 3485826 TI - A history of Tasmania PY - 2012 SN - 9780521548373 9781107014589 9781139193726 9781139380102 1139380109 1139193724 9781139377249 1139377248 1107014581 0521548373 1107229863 9781107229860 1139366114 9781139366113 1280647582 9781280647581 9786613633637 6613633631 1139378678 9781139378673 1139375814 9781139375818 1139371827 9781139371827 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Tasmania KW - History. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3485826 AB - This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds' remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of Tasmania's unique position within Australian history. ER -