03079nam 2200673 a 450 991045338580332120200520144314.01-74223-152-7(CKB)2550000001158077(EBL)661081(OCoLC)657077504(SSID)ssj0000431030(PQKBManifestationID)11250640(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431030(PQKBWorkID)10457255(PQKB)11553947(MiAaPQ)EBC661081(MiAaPQ)EBC555731(Au-PeEL)EBL661081(CaPaEBR)ebr10400692(Au-PeEL)EBL555731(OCoLC)652654260(EXLCZ)99255000000115807720100505d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWhat's wrong with ANZAC?[electronic resource] the militarisation of Australian history /Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds ; with Mark McKenna and Joy Damousi1st ed.Sydney University of NSW Press20101 online resource (208 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-151-9 1-306-09912-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-176) and index.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?; NotesBrave 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 AustraliaHistoryPsychological aspectsWorld War, 1914-1918HistoriographyCollective memoryAustraliaHistoriographyElectronic books.HistoryPsychological aspects.World War, 1914-1918Historiography.Collective memory.940.394072Lake Marilyn802270Reynolds Henry526395McKenna Mark908019Damousi Joy801515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453385803321What's wrong with ANZAC2462128UNINA