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Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape
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Product Description
This magnificently produced and beautifully written book is the product of a lifetime's thought and research by master social historian Ken Inglis. After Gallipoli, on a scale unknown anywhere else in the world, Australia embarked on a massive program of war memorial construction. The memorials became the holy sites of a new civil and nationalist religion - the cult of Anzac. In this comprehensive and fascinating analysis, Inglis traces the development of the cult and its social origins and implications, as well as looking at those who rejected it.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1330024 in Books
- Published on: 2005-04-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 542 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"'Sacred Places is the Australian history I have always longed to read... a cultural history rich in humour and insight about the reverence at the heart of a very irreverent country.' (Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain)"
About the Author
K. S. Inglis is one of Australia's most esteemed historians. He has been a professor of history at the Australian National University and the University of Papua New Guinea, where he was also the vice-chancellor. He lives in Canberra, Australia.
