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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 16: 1940-1980, Pik-Z
Ritchie, John, Langmore, Diane
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 167 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940-1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors and authors, farmers, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers - providing a cross-section of Australian society. This host of lives gives a picture of our society and provides insights into themes in Australia's recent history, including immigration, accelerating industrialization, urbanization, war (World War II, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam), increasing cultural maturity, conservative and radical politics, and the loss of isolation and innocence. It also ... Read more
Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940-1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors and authors, farmers, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers - providing a cross-section of Australian society. This host of lives gives a picture of our society and provides insights into themes in Australia's recent history, including immigration, accelerating industrialization, urbanization, war (World War II, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam), increasing cultural maturity, conservative and radical politics, and the loss of isolation and innocence. It also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522849974
SKU
V9780522849974
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Ref
99-30
About Ritchie, John, Langmore, Diane
Professor John Ritchie is general editor since 1988) of the Australian Dictionary of Biography at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.
Reviews for Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 16: 1940-1980, Pik-Z
'stylistically and intellectually cohesive, quite remarkably comprehensive... A remarkable gift to the nation' Stephen Murray-Smith