▁coverage ▁giving ▁London ' s ▁perspective ▁on ▁political ▁and ▁constitution al ▁relations ▁with ▁each ▁possession . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁Ireland , ▁in ▁some ▁ways ▁the ▁first ▁ac quisition ▁the ▁British ▁Empire , ▁has ▁generated ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁popular ▁and ▁scholar ly ▁literature . ▁Marshall ▁says ▁histor ians ▁continue ▁to ▁debate ▁whether ▁Ireland ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁work ▁by ▁histor ians ▁pays ▁special ▁attention ▁to ▁continu ing ▁Imperial ▁aspects ▁of ▁Irish ▁history , ▁post colon ial ▁approaches , ▁Atlantic ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁migration ▁in ▁forming ▁the ▁Irish ▁di as por a ▁across ▁the ▁Empire ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁histor ians ▁of ▁Australia ▁used ▁an ▁Imperial ▁framework , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Australia ▁emer ged ▁from ▁a ▁transfer ▁of ▁people , ▁institutions , ▁and ▁culture ▁from ▁Britain . ▁ ▁It ▁port rayed ▁the ▁first ▁govern ors ▁as ▁" L illi put ian ▁so ver eign s ". ▁The ▁histor ians ▁have ▁trac ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁limited ▁self - g overn ment , ▁with ▁regional ▁parliament s ▁and ▁responsible ▁minister s , ▁followed ▁by ▁Federation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁eventually ▁full ▁national ▁aut onomy . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁Wh igg ish ▁story ▁of ▁successful ▁growth ▁into ▁a ▁modern ▁nation . ▁That ▁interpretation ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁abandoned ▁by ▁recent ▁sch ol ars . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁histor i ography ▁of ▁Australia , ▁Stuart ▁Mac int y re ▁shows ▁how