{"product_id":"9780733634031","title":"Dragon and Kangaroo","description":"Author: Robert Macklin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733634031\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country - our intertwined history from colonial times to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChinese 'presence' in Australia extends from well before the time of Captain Cook - trading with northern Australia long before Europeans came here - right through to the present day, with Chinese activities ranging from being the main customer for our iron ore, to their very extensive intelligence operations here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robert Macklin, bestselling and critically acclaimed author of HAMILTON HUME and DARK PARADISE, has traced a new history of the two nations. Macklin's engrossing narrative reaches from pre-colonial times, to John Macarthur's 'coolie' shepherds, the only Chinese bushranger, Sam Pu, and the multiple atrocities committed against the Chinese in the gold rush; through to the 20th century, where the two Australians - 'Morrison of Peking' and William Donald - played a significant role in the downfall of the last Chinese emperor and the creation of the first republic, before World War II and decades of Cold War brinkmanship; to our current economic bonds and Australia's role in the dangerous geopolitics of the South China Sea.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DRAGON AND KANGAROO is an absorbing account of a vastly underestimated part of Australia's story: this is our shared history, from an immensely important - and entirely new - angle.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A well-informed, instructive, highly readable and often \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eentertaining narrative of Australia-China relations from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebefore the beginnings of Australia to the present day.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen FitzGerald, former Australian Ambassador to China\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Macklin shows how China has been an integral part of our story from the beginning.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Richard Rigby, Executive Director, China Institute, Australian National University\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918967095454,"sku":"ING-9780733634031","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733634031.jpg?v=1782801894","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733634031","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}