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This book will appeal to readers interested in Australian history, cultural studies, and contemporary discussions on national identity and patriotism.
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How has militarisation come to define Australian valour? Why has the long shadow of World War I dominated our sense of patriotism?
On Patriotism explores what it really means to love and serve your country. Paul Daley contemplates ways to escape the cultural binds that tie us to Anzac, British settlement, and flag-waving.
'Straight from the heart and deeply informed. With Indigenous culture at its centre, Paul Daley has given us a patriotism for the twenty-first century.' Professor Mark McKenna
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780733644122
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2020
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 112.0mm
Weight: 90g
Pages: 132
About the Author
Paul Daley is an author, journalist, essayist and short story writer. His books have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's History Prize and ACT Book of the Year. He has won two Walkley Awards and the National Press Club Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism. His essays have appeared in Meanjin and Griffith Review and he writes 'Postcolonial', a column for The Guardian about Australian national identity, history and Indigenous culture.
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