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.
| ISBN: | 9780521584173 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 1997 |
| Author: | Helen Irving |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 253 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Australian History |
| Genres: |
Constitution: government and the state Australasian and Pacific history Cultural studies |
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.
To Constitute a Nation features in the following genres: Constitution: government and the state, Australasian and Pacific history, Cultural studies
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To Constitute a Nation was written by Helen Irving and published by Cambridge University Press
To Constitute a Nation has 253 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Australian History series