ABBEY'S CHOICE SEPTEMBER 2014 ------ Raise a glass for an Anzac. Run for an Anzac. Camp under the stars for an Anzac. Is there anything Australians won't do to keep the Anzac legend at the centre of our national story?
But standing firm on the other side of the Anzac enthusiasts is a chorus of critics claiming that the appetite for Anzac is militarising our history and indoctrinating our children. So how are we to make sense of this struggle over how we remember the Great War?
Anzac, the Unauthorised Biography cuts through the clamour to provide a much-needed historical perspective on the battle over Anzac. It traces how, since 1915, Australia's memory of the Great War has declined and surged, reflecting the varied and complex history of the Australian nation itself. Most importantly, it asks why so many Australians persist with the fiction that the nation was born on 25 April 1915.
By:
Carolyn Holbrook Imprint: New South Books Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 456g ISBN:9781742234076 ISBN 10: 1742234070 Pages: 280 Publication Date:01 September 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
