Anzac : the unauthorised biography / / Carolyn Holbrook

• Autore: Holbrook Carolyn
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, [Australia] : , : NewSouth, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.109235
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Historiography; World War, 1914-1918 - Australia - Historiography; World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian; Nationalism and collective memory - Australia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; The Anzac Ascendancy; 1. Before 1914: Nationalism and War; 2. 1916-1936: Early Histories of the Great War; 3. 1920s-1930s: The Great War in Australian Literature; 4. 1940s-1960s: Marxism and Memory of the Great War; 5. 1965-1985: The fall and Rise of Memory of the Great War; 6. 1980s-present: The Great War as Family History; 7. Since 1990: Politicians and Commemoration of the Great War; Epilogue; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Raise a glass for an Anzac. Run for an Anzac. Camp under the stars for an Anzac. Is there anything Australians won't do to keep the Anzac legend at the centre of our national story?But standing firm on the other side of the Anzac enthusiasts is a chorus of critics claiming that the appetite for Anzac is militarising our history and indoctrinating our children. So how are we to make sense of this struggle over how we remember the Great War? Anzac, the Unauthorised Biography cuts through the clamour to provide a much-needed historical perspective on the battle over Anzac. It traces how, since 19
• Titolo autorizzato: Anzac
• ISBN: 1-74224-700-8; 1-74224-181-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480992403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II