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There are celebrated critiques of \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, multiculturalism and nationalistic history, as well as a substantial essay on Aboriginal dispossession and the history wars.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eSense and Nonsense in Australian History\u003c\/i\u003e, John Hirst overturns familiar conceptions and deepens our sense of Australia's development from convict society to distinctive democracy.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘One of the nation's most independent and original historians’ —Geoffrey Blainey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘John Hirst is the gadfly of Australian history, stinging and provocative’ —Stuart Macintyre\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Essential reading for those who want to ponder, let alone write and teach about, Australian history’ —Robert Murray, \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘\u003ci\u003eSense \u0026amp; Nonsense in Australian History\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining collection of essays which deserves to be read, re-read and debated by Australians interested in national identity.’ —Lyndon Megarrity, \u003ci\u003eOverland\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘A powerful controversialist … a brilliant historian’ —\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘One of Australia’s most productive historians’ —Ross Fitzgerald, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Hirst’s fine discriminations and historical digging helps us understand why Australia is one of the oldest and most stable democracies in the world’ —\u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Punchy, learned, witty’ —\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘A stimulating and engaging contribution to current debates over Australian history’ —\u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJohn Hirst was a member of the History Department at La Trobe University from 1968 to 2007. 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