The Australians: Insiders & Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770

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Black Inc., 2007 - History - 211 pages
In this fascinating collection, John Hirst has assembled the key assessments of the national character of Australia and Australians. There are insiders and outsiders. There is celebration and criticism. There is the difference between what Australians think of themselves and what they are really like. Hirst provides a set of dazzling introductory essays to accompany his selections. Contributors include Winston Churchill, Tim Flannery, Carmen Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Captain James Cook, Barry Humphries, H.G. Wells, Peter Cosgrove, and many, many more.
 

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John Hirst was born on July 9, 1942 in Australia. He graduated from the University of Adelaide and was a history professor at La Trobe University, Melbourne from 1968 until his retirement in 2006. He was the author of numerous books including Convict Society and Its Enemies, The Strange Birth of Colonial Democracy, The Sentimental Nation, The Shortest History of Europe, Australian History in 7 Questions, and Sense and Nonsense in Australian History. He died on February 5, 2016 at the age of 73.

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