Australian Dictionary of Biography V15 (Hardcover)

Maintaining the ""Australian Dictionary of Biography""'s tradition of scholarship, volume 15 reflects what changed and what remained constant in Australian society during the years of World War II and its aftermath. Like the pieces of a mosaic, a host of lives gives a picture of our society and provides insights into the experiences of our people. While biography necessarily focuses on the individual, a range of biographies illuminates large themes in Australia's recent history, themes such as immigration, accelerating industrialism, urbanization and suburbanization, war (World War II, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam), material progress, increasing cultural maturity, conservative and radical politics, conflict and harmony, and the loss of isolation and innocence. It also reveals something of the greatness and the littleness of which human beings are capable.

General

Imprint:	Melbourne University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	April 1996
First published:	March 2000
Authors:	John Ritchie
Dimensions:	256 x 168 x 52mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	644
ISBN-13:	978-0-522-84843-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who)
LSN:	0-522-84843-5
Barcode:	9780522848434

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