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Autore |
Bollard Robert |
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Titolo |
In the shadow of Gallipoli [[electronic resource] ] : the hidden story of Australia in WWI / / Robert Bollard |
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Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-74224-633-8 |
1-74224-144-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Turkey - Gallipoli Peninsula |
War and society - Australia |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover ; About the Author ; Copyright ; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: To the last man and the last shilling: Patriotism triumphant; TWO: If you want the 44-hour week, take it!: The strike wave begins ; THREE: Wherever green is worn: Irish discontent; FOUR: I will curse the British Empire with my dying breath: The first conscription referendum; FIVE: Fifteen years for fifteen words: The empire strikes back; SIX: Solidarity for ever: The Great Strike of 1917; SEVEN: We'll burn the town down!: The second referendum |
EIGHT: Plunge this city into darkness: The peace turns uglyConclusion; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>The fighting Anzacs have metamorphosed from flesh and blood into mythic icons; the war they fought in is distant and the resistance to it within Australia has been forgotten. This book<I> </I>corrects such historical amnesia by looking at what occured on the Australian home front during WWI, showing that the war was a disaster and many Australians knew it. It not only considers the wartime strike wave resulting from the discontent and dissent, such as the Great Strike of 1917, but also the |
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