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Exploring Australian national identity : heroes, memory and politics /
This book examines the influence of historical and popular figures on the way Australians see themselves in the 21st century. Investigating whether colonial figures such as convicts and bushrangers still influence contemporary Australian identity, and how the influence of sports figures, politicians...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2018.
©2018 |
| Colección: | Emerald points.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Exploring Australian National Identity; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Introduction; Chapter Organisation; Notes; Chapter 1 Convicts; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Claiming Convict Ancestry; 1.3. The Social Background of Convict Ancestors; 1.4. Convict Ancestry Australian and Britain; 1.5. Discussion; Chapter 2 Free Settlers; 2.1. Settler Influence; 2.2. Social Location and Settlers; Chapter 3 Ned Kelly; 3.1. Outlaw Culture; 3.2. Outlaw Identity; Notes; Chapter 4 Anzacs; 4.1. Foundation Principles; Notes; Chapter 5 Sporting Heroes; 5.1. Sporting Heroes.
- 5.2. Politics and SportNotes; Chapter 6 Influential and Important Australians; 6.1. Who Are the Influential and Important Australians?; 6.2. Historical Influences; 6.3. The Most Important Australians; 6.4. Cosmopolitan Effects; Notes; Conclusions; Politicians and Doctors; Forgotten Heroes; Global Futures; Notes; References; Index.