History of Australia. The history of Iceland. Exclusive gift book in leather binding.

History of Australia

The author attentively and critically examines all the main problems of studying the country's past, describes the key events and processes of Australian history. The book debunks the once prevailing stereotypical ideas about Australia as a country whose history begins only with the arrival of English convicts and warders. For the author, the myth and ideology of "White Australia" have long outlived themselves, as well as the disparaging attitude to the history and culture of aboriginal peoples. The peculiarity of the book is an organic combination of the political, economic and cultural components of the country's history. The book gives an excellent idea of the spirit and national identity of Australians and as such is of great interest not only for those who study and teach history, but also for a really wide range of readers.

History of Iceland

This book is about how the discovery and settlement of this most remote European "country of the sagas" took place, how the formation of the Icelandic society and state went on. A special theme of the book is the development of the national identity of Icelanders, which organically combines a careful attitude to the cultural and historical heritage shared with the Nordic countries and the desire to strengthen political and economic independence. The result of this process is modern Iceland (the independence of the Republic of Iceland was proclaimed in 1944), a country with a dynamically developing economy, a stable political system, a country that is an active and worthy member of the European and world community.