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The history wars

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing, 2004 - History - 300 pages
This reissue of a highly controversial book examines how a nation's history is always open to interpretation and chronicles various battling viewpoints observed in infamy by many Australians. A detailed summary of the relationships between historians, cultural critics, and major social figures, this work records fascinating stories such as historian Manning Clark's public exposure as a Soviet agent, the ferocious parliamentary debate on immigration sparked by historian Geoffrey Blainey, and the story of editor Robert Manne's defense of indigenous Australians. This new edition includes a new chapter by the authors, as well as a new foreword exploring the book's relevance in its original publication.
  

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Contents

History under fire
1
What do historians do?
14
What do they say?
31
The historian under fire Manning Clark
50
The historian betrayed Geoffrey Blainey
72
Bicentenary battles
93
Relaxed and comfortable
119
Frontier conflict
142
What do they teach our children?
171
Working through the museums labels
191
Conclusion
216
Afterword
223
Sources
244
Index
291
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Stuart Macintyre and Anna Clark, The History Wars. I recommend this book without reservation. It is absolutely vital for anyone who cares about integrity in ...
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The History Wars
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History wars The History wars are an ongoing public debate in Australia over the interpretation of the history of the European colonisation of.
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HISTORY: BIRCH OCTOBER 2003
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The History Wars, Second Edition
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About the author (2004)

Stuart Macintyre is the Ernest Scott Professor of History and the dean of arts and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of A Colonial Liberalism, A History for a Nation, The Oxford History of Australia, and The Reds. Anna Clark is a doctoral student at the University of Melbourne. Sir Anthony Mason is the former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

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