02848nam 2200529 450 991078712200332120230207221216.01-921866-54-3(CKB)3710000000313301(EBL)1887605(SSID)ssj0001381556(PQKBManifestationID)12591716(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381556(PQKBWorkID)11393348(PQKB)10694808(MiAaPQ)EBC1887605(Au-PeEL)EBL1887605(CaPaEBR)ebr11199347(OCoLC)898101125(EXLCZ)99371000000031330120181229d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLooking for Australia historical essays /John HirstMelbourne, Victoria, Australia :Black Inc.,2010.1 online resource (299 p.)Includes index.1-86395-486-4 Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction; Telling the History; Where Best to Look? The First XI Books; How Best to Write? Narrative or Theme; History for New Citizens; Convict Settlers; A Harsh Country; Diggers; Economy and Politics; Sport; Nation; Aboriginal People; National Character; Aborigines and the National Game; The Convict Legacy; Bushmen and Bushrangers; The Life and Work of Russel Ward; The Death of Henry Lawson; Political Life; Making Voting Secret; Making Voting Compulsory; Deeds of Courage; Labor's Part in Australian History: A LamentWas Curtin the Best Prime Minister?A Nation of Immigrants; Managing Difference; More or Less Diverse?; A British Dependency; Empire, State and Nation; A Republican Manifesto; Publication Details; Index; Also by John Hirst ...What are the qualities at the heart of Australian culture? How did they arise? What distinguishes us from other nations beyond a fondness for calling each other 'mate'? And what do such national quirks reveal about our society, our past and our attitudes towards it?Looking for Australia is a fascinating collection of essays by historian John Hirst. Together they form a multi-faceted portrait of Australia as a distinctive nation, with its own political culture, character and style, and particular ways of seeing itself.Among other subjects, Hirst considers the effects of convict origins on natioSocial historyAustraliaPolitics and governmentAustraliaSocial conditionsSocial history.306.0994Hirst John(John Bradley),1942-2016,751675MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787122003321Looking for Australia3790847UNINA