Australia and the Great War
Author: Michael JK Walsh
ISBN: 9780522867879
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Year first published: 01 Jan 2016
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback / softback
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 longterm 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.
ISBN: 9780522867879
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Year first published: 01 Jan 2016
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback / softback
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 longterm 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.
