John Hirst
The Australians: Insiders And Outsiders On The National Character Since 1770
$14.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
US General Douglas MacArthur, on the Australians fighting on the Kokoda Track, 1942: “Operations reports show that progress on the trail is NOT repeat NOT satisfactory.” To which Major-General A.S. Allen drafted this rep... Buy or find out more →
The Shortest History Of Europe
$19.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilisation.
The Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid overview of European civilisation, desc... Buy or find out more →
Looking For Australia: Historical Essays
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
In these fascinating essays, John Hirst delves into Australia’s history, politics and society. He considers whether Curtin was indeed our greatest prime minister and tells the story of how Australia introduced the secret... Buy or find out more →
The Shortest History Of Europe
$24.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
An absorbing, big-picture history, full of intriguing examples and anecdotes, from one of Australia's most innovative and original historians.
Did you know that the Fall of Rome gave rise to private property and individu... Buy or find out more →
Sense And Nonsense In Australian History
$24.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
Sense and Nonsense in Australian History represents a lifetime’s original reflection by Australia’s most innovative and penetrating historian. In these essays, John Hirst blends the intimacy of the insider with the objec... Buy or find out more →
Sense And Nonsense In Australian History
$34.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
This collection of essays by John Hirst makes up a history of Australia from convict society to stalled republic.
Although a self-proclaimed conservative, Hirst s work has received high praise from historians ranging fro... Buy or find out more →
Australias Democracy
$45.00 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Australians did not invent political democracy, but they have
created a unique form of it. Australia's Democracy tells the
story of the democracy Australians have made.
It's a story which traces the growth of democratic ... Buy or find out more →
The Australians: Insiders And Outsiders On The National Character since 1770
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
In this fascinating collection, John Hirst has assembled the key assessments of the national character of Australia and Australians. There are insiders and outsiders. There is celebration and criticism. There is the diff... Buy or find out more →
The Freedom On The Fatal Shore: Australia's First Colony 1788-1884
$36.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
Freedom on the Fatal Shore brings together John Hirst’s two books on the early history of New South Wales.
Both are classic accounts which have had a profound effect on the understanding of our history. They also have ... Buy or find out more →
Quarterly Essay 17: Kangaroo Court: Family Law in Australia
$13.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
'I am writing to voice my disgust as to my treatment by your Kangaroo Court known as the Family Court.' So began one of many hostile submissions to the 1992 parliamentary enquiry into the Family Law Act.
The Family Court... Buy or find out more →