Abstract
Excerpt of the review by Michelle Staff for the Victoria History Journal, Issue 295, Volume 92, Number 1, June 2021:
Colonial Australia was shaped by movement. From the invasion of Aboriginal lands to the various waves of migration that followed, mobility across and within borders was fundamental to the development of the colonies. Living, breathing people were at the heart of this process. Tracing their boundary-crossing lives—including their thoughts, feelings, and experiences—is one way that we can try to understand the past and what it might have been like for at least some of the people who lived through it...
Colonial Australia was shaped by movement. From the invasion of Aboriginal lands to the various waves of migration that followed, mobility across and within borders was fundamental to the development of the colonies. Living, breathing people were at the heart of this process. Tracing their boundary-crossing lives—including their thoughts, feelings, and experiences—is one way that we can try to understand the past and what it might have been like for at least some of the people who lived through it...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 220-22 |
| Journal | Victorian Historical Review |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2021 |