Waiting for the Revolution: A History of Australian NationalismWhy hasn't there been an Australian revolution? Have test matches been our substitute for Bunker Hill? And what about Eureka, Ned Kelly, the Bulletin and the Heidelberg painters? Has state nationalism always been dominant? Are the RSL really better nationalists than the Communist party? How old is the 'ocker'? Has multiculturalism enhanced national consciousness? And why haven't we become a republic? |
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