ISBN |
9781742231518 (pbk.) |
Name |
Lake, Marilyn |
Title |
What's wrong with Anzac? : the militarisation of Australian history / Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds with Mark McKenna and Joy Damousi. |
Edition |
1st ed. |
Published |
Sydney : New South, 2010. |
Description |
viii, 183 p. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-176) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: What have you done for your country? / Marilyn Lake -- 1. Are nations really made in war? / Henry Reynolds -- 2. Colonial Cassandras: why weren't the warnings heeded? / Henry Reynolds -- 3. Whatever happened to the anti-war movement? / Carina Donaldson and Marilyn Lake -- 4. Why do we get so emotional about Anzac? / Joy Damousi -- 5. Anzac Day: how did it become Australia's national day? / Mark McKenna -- 6. How do schoolchildren learn about the spirit of Anzac? / Marilyn Lake -- Epilogue: moving on? / Henry Reynolds and Marilyn Lake. |
Summary |
In recent years Anzac, an idea as much as an actual army corps, has become the dominant force within Australian history, overshadowing everything else. The commemoration of Anzac Day is bigger than ever, while Remembrance Day, VE Day, VP Day and other military anniversaries grow in significance each year. Anzac has seemingly become a sacred, untouchable element of the national identity. |
Subjects |
Australia. -- Army. -- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
Anzac Day |
Collective memory -- Australia |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Historiography |
History -- Psychological aspects |
Australia -- Historiography |
Other Names |
Reynolds, Henry, 1938- |
McKenna, Mark, 1959- |
Damousi, Joy, 1961- |
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