{"product_id":"9781760643591","title":"The Shortest History of Australia","description":"Author: McKenna, Mark\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760643591\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of Australia has been written before - but not like this.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Shortest History of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark McKenna offers a compelling new version of our national story. This is a modern Australia permeated by First Nations history; a multicultural society with an island mindset; a continent of epic beauty and extreme natural events; a country obsessed by war abroad but blind to its founding war at home; and a thriving nation-state still to realise its political independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcKenna's wise and humane history reveals the surprising in the familiar, and reframes the past so we can see the present more clearly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable ... a deeply humane account of who we are and how we came to be' -\u003cb\u003eLarissa Behrendt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeply imaginative, beautifully written and individual book' --\u003cb\u003eRobert Manne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original, eloquent and moving - a revelatory journey into the past we thought we knew' --\u003cb\u003eTom Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729813688478,"sku":"UBD-9781760643591","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760643591.jpg?v=1776650397","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760643591","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}