'I Wonder' : The Life and Work of Ken Inglis

Peter Browne

ISBN 10: 1925835715 / ISBN 13: 9781925835717

Published by Monash University Publishing Mär 2020, 2020

About this Item

Neuware - Ken Inglis was one of Australia's most creative, wide-ranging and admired historians. During a scholarly career spanning nearly seven decades, his humane, questioning approach - summed up by the recurring query, 'I wonder.' - won him a large and appreciative audience. Whether he was writing about religion, the media, nationalism, the 'civil religion' of Anzac, a subject he made his own, or collaborating on monumental histories of Australia or the remarkable men aboard the Dunera, he brought wit, erudition and originality to the study of history. Alongside his history writing, he pioneered press criticism in Australia, contributed journalism to magazines and newspapers, and served as vice-chancellor of the fledgling University of Papua New Guinea. This collection of essays traces the life and work of this much-loved historian and observer of Australia life.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'I Wonder' : The Life and Work of Ken Inglis
• Publisher: Monash University Publishing Mär 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925835715
• ISBN 13: 9781925835717
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 165H x 30D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 762 grams

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Synopsis

Ken Inglis was one of Australia’s most creative, wide-ranging and admired historians. During a scholarly career spanning nearly seven decades, his humane, questioning approach ― summed up by the recurring query, ‘I wonder…’ ― won him a large and appreciative audience. Whether he was writing about religion, the media, nationalism, the ‘civil religion’ of Anzac, a subject he made his own, or collaborating on monumental histories of Australia or the remarkable men aboard the Dunera, he brought wit, erudition and originality to the study of history. Alongside his history writing, he pioneered press criticism in Australia, contributed journalism to magazines and newspapers, and served as vice-chancellor of the fledgling University of Papua New Guinea. This collection of essays traces the life and work of this much-loved historian and observer of Australia life.

About the Author

Seumas Spark is an Adjunct Fellow in History at Monash University. He is a co-author of Dunera Lives: Profiles 

and Dunera Lives: A Visual History, and co-editor of ‘I Wonder’: The Life and Work of Ken Inglis and Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok.