This dissertation is principally concerned with two myths about the experience and character of Australia's Great War soldiers central to the Anzac legend. The first is the\ud myth of egalitarianism; the second is the myth of the resourcefulness and initiative of Australian soldiers. It argues that neither of these is as pervasive as the legend suggests and uses the experiences of a single Australian combat unit, the 1st Battalion, to support the thesis. The relevance of each of these myths to previous and current debates about national identity is outlined in the introduction. The prevalence of these two myths in the\ud historiography of Australia's Great War experience through the establishment of a 'digger' stereotype is discussed in cha...
In the official and popular memory of the Australian nation, the Anzac tradition is central. In 1915...
This thesis examines the evolution of the memory of Australia's Vietnam War. It argues that the curr...
Deposited with permission of the author. © 1999 Bart ZiinoDebates over 'the' experience of Australi...
This dissertation is principally concerned with two myths about the experience and character of Aust...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 53-61Introduction -- Chapter 1 'Britishness or Australianness...
This thesis examines the role of the Anzac myth in the imagining of Australian nationhood. It consid...
This thesis examines the role of the Anzac myth in the imagining of Australian nationhood. It consid...
The Anzac myth enshrines a popular history of Australian superiority on the battlefields of the Grea...
This thesis challenges myths about the social composition of the First Australian Imperial Force and...
Through a theoretical framework of myth in genesis, operation andreview, this thesis evaluates the r...
The traumatic experience of World War I gave birth to a foundational narrative in Australia, the Anz...
© 2013 Dr. Carolyn Anne HolbrookThis thesis traces the history of the Great War in the Australian im...
My work seeks to understand the origins of national identity as it pertains to the Anzacs of Austral...
My work seeks to understand the origins of national identity as it pertains to the Anzacs of Austral...
Australia's World War I veterans, particularly the Anzacs of Gallipoli, are a quintessential part of...
In the official and popular memory of the Australian nation, the Anzac tradition is central. In 1915...
This thesis examines the evolution of the memory of Australia's Vietnam War. It argues that the curr...
Deposited with permission of the author. © 1999 Bart ZiinoDebates over 'the' experience of Australi...
This dissertation is principally concerned with two myths about the experience and character of Aust...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 53-61Introduction -- Chapter 1 'Britishness or Australianness...
This thesis examines the role of the Anzac myth in the imagining of Australian nationhood. It consid...
This thesis examines the role of the Anzac myth in the imagining of Australian nationhood. It consid...
The Anzac myth enshrines a popular history of Australian superiority on the battlefields of the Grea...
This thesis challenges myths about the social composition of the First Australian Imperial Force and...
Through a theoretical framework of myth in genesis, operation andreview, this thesis evaluates the r...
The traumatic experience of World War I gave birth to a foundational narrative in Australia, the Anz...
© 2013 Dr. Carolyn Anne HolbrookThis thesis traces the history of the Great War in the Australian im...
My work seeks to understand the origins of national identity as it pertains to the Anzacs of Austral...
My work seeks to understand the origins of national identity as it pertains to the Anzacs of Austral...
Australia's World War I veterans, particularly the Anzacs of Gallipoli, are a quintessential part of...
In the official and popular memory of the Australian nation, the Anzac tradition is central. In 1915...
This thesis examines the evolution of the memory of Australia's Vietnam War. It argues that the curr...
Deposited with permission of the author. © 1999 Bart ZiinoDebates over 'the' experience of Australi...