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Unnecessary Wars
Henry Reynolds
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
‘Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.’
Australia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a threeyear conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had, ostensibly, nothing to do with Australia. Coinciding with Federation, the war kickstarted Australia’s commitment to fighting in Britain’s wars overseas, and forged a national identity around it. By 1902, when the Boer War ended, a mythology about our colonial soldiers had already been crafted, and a dangerous precedent established.
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‘Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.’
Australia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a threeyear conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had, ostensibly, nothing to do with Australia. Coinciding with Federation, the war kickstarted Australia’s commitment to fighting in Britain’s wars overseas, and forged a national identity around it. By 1902, when the Boer War ended, a mythology about our colonial soldiers had already been crafted, and a dangerous precedent established.
This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing Australia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN
9781742234809
SKU
V9781742234809
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Ref
99-3
About Henry Reynolds
Henry Reynolds is one of Australia's bestknown historians. His pioneering work, especially The Other Side of the Frontier, has been critical in changing understandings of the Australian frontier. His most recent book, Forgotten War, won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for nonfiction in 2014.
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