Suspect HistoryAnalysis of modern Australian history and culture, which reflects on topics such as the accusation that historian Manning Clark was an agent of Soviet influence, and discusses various approaches to understanding Australia's past. Includes bibliography and index. The author's other publications include 'A New Britannia' and 'Gallipoli to Petrov'. |
Contents
conclusions foregone | 3 |
the usual suspects | 9 |
Bowen Hills blues | 11 |
Earwitnesses | 22 |
Scoundrels | 33 |
Free agents | 45 |
Castles in Prague | 57 |
Intourists | 66 |
innocent as charged | 99 |
playing the man 8 Meeting Manning Clark | 111 |
Fears and loathing | 124 |
historical enterprises | 141 |
As a matter of fact | 161 |
A Marx for the master class | 186 |
Two cheers for Australia | 209 |
The Idiot | 77 |
Common terms and phrases
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