Island Nation: A History of Australians and the Sea

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Illustrations..Maps..Acknowledgements..Abbreviations..Introduction..PART I: CONTROLLING SEA SPACE - GEOPOLITICS, WAR AND NAVAL POLICY..1 Aboriginal Settlement and European Expansionism: British Australia in the Asia-Pacific Region..2 Independent Australia: Security and the Dilemmas of Self-reliance..PART II: OVERCOMING DISTANCE - SHIPPING, SETTLEMENT AND PORTS..3 Bridging the Oceans: Ships, Cargoes and Passengers..4 Exploration, Settlement and Coastal Shipping..5 The Heart of Maritime Life: Australia's Ports and Port Cities..PART III: LIVING WITH THE SEA - WORK, CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE..6 Australians Offshore: Harvesting the Sea..7 Maritime Workers and their Unions..8 A Culture of the Sea..9 The Sea in Australia's Life..Endnotes..Select Bibliography..Index