In the shadow of Gallipoli [[electronic resource] ] : the hidden story of Australia in WWI / / Robert Bollard
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Bollard Robert
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| Titolo: |
In the shadow of Gallipoli [[electronic resource] ] : the hidden story of Australia in WWI / / Robert Bollard
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.30994 |
| 940.4 | |
| 940.4/26 | |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Turkey - Gallipoli Peninsula |
| War and society - 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: | Front Cover ; About the Author ; Copyright ; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: To the last man and the last shilling: Patriotism triumphant; TWO: If you want the 44-hour week, take it!: The strike wave begins ; THREE: Wherever green is worn: Irish discontent; FOUR: I will curse the British Empire with my dying breath: The first conscription referendum; FIVE: Fifteen years for fifteen words: The empire strikes back; SIX: Solidarity for ever: The Great Strike of 1917; SEVEN: We'll burn the town down!: The second referendum |
| EIGHT: Plunge this city into darkness: The peace turns uglyConclusion; Notes; References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>The fighting Anzacs have metamorphosed from flesh and blood into mythic icons; the war they fought in is distant and the resistance to it within Australia has been forgotten. This book<I> </I>corrects such historical amnesia by looking at what occured on the Australian home front during WWI, showing that the war was a disaster and many Australians knew it. It not only considers the wartime strike wave resulting from the discontent and dissent, such as the Great Strike of 1917, but also the impact of international political events, including the |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In the shadow of Gallipoli |
| ISBN: | 1-74224-633-8 |
| 1-74224-144-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910667895603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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