Table of Contents

Chronology; Introduction; 1. Colonial nuptials; 2. The imaginary nation; 3. Imagined Constitutions; 4. Models for a nation; 5. Things properly federal; 6. White Australians; 7. Australian natives; 8. The people; 9. Citizens; 10. Half the nation; 11. The federal compact; Postscript.

Promotional Information

This 1997 book is an imaginative and resonant exploration of the broader context of the Australian constitution.

Reviews

' ... the most impressive aspect of this book is the way it manages to cover everything you could want to know about the creation of the Constitution, without once becoming cluttered or confusing.' The Big Issue, Australia 'Helen Irving has made a unique and valuable historical contribution to the often dry, legal discourse about our Constitution.' Labour History