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Anzac Labour

Autor Nathan Wise
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 sep 2014
Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers, it traces the history of work and workplace cultures through Australia, the shores of Gallipoli, the fields of France and Belgium, and the Near East.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137363978
ISBN-10: 1137363975
Pagini: 183
Ilustrații: XI, 183 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 218 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:2014
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction 2. Civilian to Soldier: The Transition of Men from Civil Employment to Military Service 3. The Nature of Work - Gallipoli 4. The Nature of Work - The Western Front 5. The Nature of Work - The Near East 6. Return Home: 'Perhaps Tomorrow We Will Know Exactly How the Situation Stands' 7. Conclusion

Recenzii

“Wise’s book makes a useful contribution towards the erosion of the tendency towards ancestor worship of Australian soldiers of the Great War, which is too commonly the dominant theme in popular narratives; and for this it is to be welcomed.” (Jeffrey Grey, Labour History, May, 2015)

Notă biografică

Nathan Wise is Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of New England (UNE), Australia. His research focuses upon Australian labour, cultural and military history, particularly during the First World War and the Second World War.