The State and the people : Australian federation and nation-making, 1870-1901 / John Manning Ward; edited by Deryck M Schreuder and Brian H Fletcher with Ruth Hutchison.

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Publication details:
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Pr, 2001.
Record id:
22574
Author:
Ward, John Manning, 1919-1990.
Schreuder, D. M. (Deryck Marshall), (jt ed). 
Fletcher, Brian Hinton, 1931- (jt ed). 
Hutchison, Ruth (jt ed). 
Subject:
Federal government -- Australia -- History.
History -- Australia.
Australia -- Politics and government -- History.
Contents:
Ch I. The stable society and its enemies: A stable society of growth
The Population and progress
Sectarianism
Federation and nationalism
Ch II. Great expectations - the 1870s-1880s
Ch III. Federation advocated: Why federation?
The Role of the state
Conservative advocates of federation
New liberal advocates of federation
Some opponents of federation
Ch IV. Federation achieved: The Relations of the Commonwealth and the states
A Compromise, with all the faults of a compromise
Solving the problem of dissolutions of parliament
The Electoral franchise problem
Establishing a High Court
A Constitution of checks and balances
The distribution of powers
The Australian state is made
Ch V. Epilogue: federation and the new liberalism.
Note:
Includes index.
Variant title:
The State & the people.
ISBN:
1862873992
Phys. description:
xxvi, 150p; ill.