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Record Nr.

UNINA9910660570403321

Autore

Lake Marilyn

Titolo

What's wrong with ANZAC? [[electronic resource] ] : the militarisation of Australian history / / Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds ; with Mark McKenna and Joy Damousi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010

ISBN

1-74223-152-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReynoldsHenry <1938->

McKennaMark

DamousiJoy

Disciplina

940.394072

Soggetti

History - Psychological aspects

World War, 1914-1918 - Historiography

Collective memory

Australia Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the author; Title; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: What have you done for your country?; 1: Are nations really made in war?; 2: Colonial Cassandras: Why weren't the warnings heeded?; 3: Whatever happened to the anti-war movement?; 4: Why do we get so emotional about Anzac?; 5: Anzac Day: How did it become Australia's national day?; 6: How do schoolchildren learn about the spirit of Anzac?; EPILOGUE: Moving on?; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

Brave and controversial, this account argues that Australians' collective obsession with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) has distorted their perception of national history. Delving into the history of ANZAC and the mythologies surrounding it, this detailed record explores topics such as the formation of Australia's national holiday ANZAC Day and the way in which the spirit of ANZAC is taught in the nation's classrooms. Ultimately, this informative narrative claims that ANZAC has become a conservative political force in Australia