In this study, Pyvis examines the history of youth policy in Australia from colonization in the late 18th century through the supposed "discovery" of youth as a client group of government in the 1980s. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which policy makers have utilized the young in service of the national interest. Pyvis teaches research methods at Curtin U. of Technology in Perth, Western Australia. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)