Australia and the British Embrace: The Demise of the Imperial Ideal
The Demise of the Imperial Ideal
$51.41
- Paperback
307 pages
- Release Date
6 January 1998
Summary
This title offers an interpretation on the demise of the traditional poltical, economic and sentimental ties between Australia and Great Britain. It argues that that the steady waining of “British race patriotism” in Australia did not occur because of assertive Australian cultural nationalism, as is often suggested. Rather it was a reaction to the UK’s determination to carve out a new political and economic future as a member of the European Community.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522849998 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522849997 |
| Author: | Stuart Ward |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 307 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 6 January 1998 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 136mm x 255mm |
Critics Review
“Ward successfully challenges recent writing which has tended to antedate Australia’s rejection of the ties of Empire and Britishness … Expertly applying material from the archives of both countries, Stuart Ward has written a fine book, as important to British readers as to Australians.” –“Times Literary Supplement” “A stunning and challenging contribution to the core question of Australian historiography.” –“Australian Book Review”
Stuart Ward
Professor Deryck M Schreuder is currently Chair of the Australian Universities’ Quality Agency and previously Vice Chancellor of two Australian universities, President of the Australian Vice Chancellors’ Committee, and President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Australian
Historical Association. An Oxford Rhodes Scholar, he was a founding Professor in History at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario and 4th Challis Professor of History in The University of Sydney. He has published widely in British imperial and colonial studies.
Professor Stuart Ward (Ph.D., Sydne
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