Discussions on the history and historiography of Australia's New England

Monday, August 01, 2011

New Cambridge History of Australia

I was fascinated to discover from Resident Judge of Port Phillip (How many historians does it take to write a history book?) that no less than fifty historians are involved in the writing of the new Cambridge History of Australia! The history is due for release in 2013.

2 comments:

Geoff Robinson said...

They didn't ask me! I still think big histories are better written by no more than few people to provide a distinct view rather than a compilation

Jim Belshaw said...

Geoff, they didn't ask me either! I fear that we are on the outer!

Broadly, I agree with you. I guess it depends on whether it's compilation or a history.