Creating A Nation: 1788-2007 (Network Books Australian Scholarly Classics)

"This is not just another feminist challenge to yesterday's orthodoxy, but an effective move to displace it ... 'Creating a Nation' is a power-taking, centralizing exercise in mainstream national history -- one shaped by white feminist priorities, but designed for general use. This is a splendid achievement." (Meaghan Morris, 'Meanjin')

"This is a significant book, signalling a shift from 'women's history' to a general Australian history foregrounding the relations between men and women ... 'Creating a Nation' … has made Australian history much richer, more complex and more interesting." (Ann Curthoys, 'Age')

"For general audiences the book succeeds very well. This is a major text which clearly set Aborigines, women, workers, and the poor at the centre of the Australian story ... complex issues and historical processes are synthesised and distilled with remarkable clarity and presented in lucid sharp prose." (Stephen Garton, 'Labour History')

"The careful, controlled, fair-minded fulfilment of their arduous course is breathtaking. But they are an outstanding team." (Noel McLachlan, 'Australian')