Geoffrey Blainey

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About The Author

Geoffrey Blainey is one of Australia’s best-known authors. Since 1968, he has been successively Professor of Economic History and Ernest Scott Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. In 1982–3, he was Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University.

Books by Geoffrey Blainey

The Causes of War

From 1700 to today

By Geoffrey Blainey

Australia’s most famous historian on a crucial subject; a classic work updated for our times.

It was in 1973 that Geoffrey Blainey revealed his vital discovery about wars between nations. After studying more than 200 years of conflict, he discovered a surprising fact. Those natio...

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Rush That Never Ended

A History of Australian Mining

By Geoffrey Blainey
Forget about Ned Kelly and the bushrangers: for my money if you want a really romantic and exciting saga of Australia, take a look at our mining history. It's a turbulent, dramatic story with enough material for a bookshelf full of best-sellers ... a saga of tough men, iron-nerved gamblers, vi...
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