Author: DAVIE, MICHAEL.
Title: Anglo-Australian Attitudes.
Description: First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. (vi), 250; index; original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. London; Secker & Warburg; (2000). Taking a dozen key episodes and themes, ranging from William Wentworth's attempt in the nineteenth century at setting up an imitation House of Lords, to royal visits and social snobbery, Gallipoli, the great 1920's cricketing drama of Bodyline, the alleged betrayal by Churchill of Australia in WWII, the birth of the Whingeing Pom, the classification of Australians by the British as foreigners, and the roots of the modern Republican movement. The author has combined historical enquiry with interviews, original research, and his own encounters and experiences.
Keywords: Australia Australian British relations international politics historical ties colonisation colonialism empire separation general history
Title: Anglo-Australian Attitudes.
Description: First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. (vi), 250; index; original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. London; Secker & Warburg; (2000). Taking a dozen key episodes and themes, ranging from William Wentworth's attempt in the nineteenth century at setting up an imitation House of Lords, to royal visits and social snobbery, Gallipoli, the great 1920's cricketing drama of Bodyline, the alleged betrayal by Churchill of Australia in WWII, the birth of the Whingeing Pom, the classification of Australians by the British as foreigners, and the roots of the modern Republican movement. The author has combined historical enquiry with interviews, original research, and his own encounters and experiences.
Keywords: Australia Australian British relations international politics historical ties colonisation colonialism empire separation general history
Price: AUD 26.00 = appr. US$ 17.99 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 86761
- Book number: 86761