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The Shortest History of Australia: From First Nations Origins to Thriving, Multicultural Nation-State - A Continent of Epic Beauty's Singular Past

The Shortest History of Australia: From First Nations Origins to Thriving, Multicultural Nation-State - A Continent of Epic Beauty's Singular Past

Paperback

Series: Shortest History

Australia & OceaniaGeneral Political Science

Publisher Price: $16.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 3, 2026

ISBN13: 9798893031614
Publisher: Experiment
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 304
Language: English
In 1800, almost no one lived in cities. Now, for the first time, a majority of us do. What exactly paved the way for this extraordinary transformation? With his characteristic wit and boundless curiosity, Jonn Elledge takes us on a fascinating, fun, and frequently surprising tour of 32 inventions that made our modern world. He explores the breakthroughs behind the hallmarks of urban life, from skyscrapers and subways to elevators and buses. But he also revels in the origin stories of seemingly ordinary ideas and technologies that we now barely notice, yet without which our cities couldn't exist, including plumbing and heating, street numbers and sewers, walls and windows, and more. Reminding us that much of the technology we take for granted was once earth-shattering, Elledge celebrates what is, for him, the most important invention in human history: the city itself.

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