{"product_id":"9781760645991","title":"The Shortest History of Australia","description":"Author: McKenna, Mark\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760645991\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mark McKenna's \u003ci\u003eShortest History of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e found a new way to trace this continent of ours. With every page, the kaleidoscope shifted and a new way of seeing emerged.' -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a sensitive and scrupulous account that says the cliches about Australian history are failures of imagination.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of our most rigorous yet morally engaged historians...conceptually rich as well as a masterclass in concision'. -\u003cb\u003eThe Best Books of 2025, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2026\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48125240279198,"sku":"UBD-9781760645991","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760645991.jpg?v=1786455619","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760645991","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}