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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813392603321

Autore

Bridge Carl

Titolo

William Hughes : Australia / / Carl Bridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Haus Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-283-26449-8

9786613264497

1-907822-20-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 pages)

Collana

Haus histories

Makers of the modern world : the peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath

Disciplina

994.041092

Soggetti

Prime ministers - Australia

World War, 1914-1918 - Peace

Australia Politics and government 1901-1945

Australia Foreign relations 1900-1945

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1; New South Welshman, 1862-1901; Nation-building and Troubleshooting,1901-14; War, 1914-16; The Battle for Conscription, 1916-18; Man of Empire, 1918; Part 2; Peacemaking, 1919; Dividing the Spoils, 1919; Part 3; On Top of the British World? 1919-23; Elder Statesman, 1923-52; Conclusion; Notes; Chronology; Further Reading; Select Bibliography; Picture Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Versailles Conference saw the awakening on the world stage of Australian nationhood after the sacrifices of war.