LEADER 02848nam 2200529 450 001 9910787122003321 005 20230207221216.0 010 $a1-921866-54-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000313301 035 $a(EBL)1887605 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001381556 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12591716 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381556 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11393348 035 $a(PQKB)10694808 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1887605 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1887605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11199347 035 $a(OCoLC)898101125 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000313301 100 $a20181229d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLooking for Australia $ehistorical essays /$fJohn Hirst 210 1$aMelbourne, Victoria, Australia :$cBlack Inc.,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (299 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-86395-486-4 327 $aCover 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 Lament 327 $aWas 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 ... 330 $aWhat 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 natio 606 $aSocial history 607 $aAustralia$xPolitics and government 607 $aAustralia$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSocial history. 676 $a306.0994 700 $aHirst$b John$g(John Bradley),$f1942-2016,$0751675 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787122003321 996 $aLooking for Australia$93790847 997 $aUNINA