Exploring Australian National Identity : Heroes, Memory and Politics.
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- text
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- 9781787565036
- 994.07
- HT51-1595
Front Cover -- Exploring Australian National Identity: Heroes, Memory and Politics -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Chapter Organisation -- Notes -- 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 -- 2 Free Settlers -- 2.1. Settler Influence -- 2.2. Social Location and Settlers -- 3 Ned Kelly -- 3.1. Outlaw Culture -- 3.2. Outlaw Identity -- Notes -- 4 Anzacs -- 4.1. Foundation Principles -- Notes -- 5 Sporting Heroes -- 5.1. Sporting Heroes -- 5.2. Politics and Sport -- Notes -- 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 -- Note -- References -- Index.
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 and scientists manifests itself.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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