Australia and the Great War: Identity, Memory and Mythology
Walsh, Michael Jk, Varnava, Andrekos
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Description for Australia and the Great War: Identity, Memory and Mythology
Hardcover. The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today. This volume explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today.
Australia and the Great War explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism.
This multidisciplinary collection of essays unveils the creation and subsequent [mis]use of histories and mythologies while considering the necessity and nature of both remembering, and forgetting, war.
The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today.
Australia and the Great War explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism.
This multidisciplinary collection of essays unveils the creation and subsequent [mis]use of histories and mythologies while considering the necessity and nature of both remembering, and forgetting, war.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9780522869545
SKU
V9780522869545
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Ref
99-28
About Walsh, Michael Jk, Varnava, Andrekos
Michael JK Walsh is Associate Professor of Art History and Associate Chair in the School of Arts, Design and Media, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Andrekos Varnava is a senior lecturer in Imperial and Military History at Flinders University, Australia.
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