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The Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) legend rests upon the assumption that Australia came of age as a nation when the Anzacs landed on Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 during the First World War. This legend is integral to the Australian sense of nationhood and national character. In this highly original book, Alistair Thompson explores both the creation of the legend, and, most crucially, its effect upon those who have lived in its shadow--the survivors of the great war. Looking at the legend's changing significance for Australian politics and society, the author draws on personal interviews with surviving war veterans, as well as the official histories of Charles Bean, and the depiction of Anzacs in nineties novels and movies.
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Alistair Thompson works at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, he has lived for the past decade in Brighton.
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"Anyone interested in the limitations and potentialities of oral testimony will find Anzac Memories an absorbing study..."--The Journal of Military History
Alistair Thompson works at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, he has lived for the past decade in Brighton.
"Anyone interested in the limitations and potentialities of oral testimony will find Anzac Memories an absorbing study..."--The Journal of Military History
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0195534913
- ISBN 13 9780195534917
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback; light foxing to edge of pages, otherwise very good in creased dustjacket. ; The creation of the Anzac legend and the forms it has taken. The significance of the legend for Australian politics and society through the twentieth century, and its effect on the survivors of the Great War. Illustrated; +vipp. ; 282 pages. Seller Inventory # 80597
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Book Description Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: FINE. First Edition. Anzac Memories has achieved international renown for its pioneering contribution to the study of war memory and mythology. Michael McKernan wrote that the book gave â as good a picture of the impact of the Great War on individuals and Australia as we are likely to get in this generationâ , and Michael Roper concluded that â an immense achievement of this book is that it so clearly illuminates the historical processes that left men like my grandfather forever struggling to fashion myths which they could live byâ . In this new edition Alistair Thomson explores how the Anzac legend has transformed over the past quarter century, how a â post-memoryâ of the Great War creates new challenges and opportunities for making sense of the national past, and how veteransâ war memories can still challenge and complicate national mythologies. He returns to a family war history that he could not write about twenty years ago because of the stigma of war and mental illness, and he uses newly released Repatriation files to question his own earlier account of veteransâ post-war lives and memories and to think afresh about war and memory. pp. vi, 282 Illustrated #0616 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 43922
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