{"product_id":"9781922231536","title":"The Words That Made Australia: How a Nation Came to Know Itself","description":"This is not a book of documents, snippets or worthy speeches. Instead it presents the original essays and the moments of insight that told us what Australia is and could be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These are the essential statements – from historians, reporters, novelists, mavericks and visionaries – that take us from Federation to the present-day, and tell a story of national self-discovery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There is the Frenchman who saw that Australia was a 'workingman's paradise', and the historian who explained why. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The two reporters who realised the true significance of Gallipoli and conveyed it to the nation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Russel Ward on the Australian Legend, Robin Boyd on the Australian Ugliness, Donald Horne on the Lucky Country, W.E.H. Stanner on the Great Australian Silence and Anne Summers on Manzone Country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Real Matildas, Cultural Cringers, Future Eaters and Forgotten People – and much more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Memorably written and cohesive, this is the essential sourcebook of the words that made Australia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes essays by Miles Franklin, Albert Metin, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Keith Murdoch, Maybanke Anderson, D.H. Lawrence, W.K. Hancock, P.R. Stephensen, Vance Palmer, Robert Menzies, A.A. Phillips, Manning Clark, Russel Ward, Barry Humphries, Robin Boyd, Donald Horne, W.E.H. Stanner, Humphrey McQueen, Hugh Stretton, Anne Summers, Miriam Dixson, Bernard Smith, Paul Kelly, Geoffrey Blainey, Tim Flannery, David Malouf, Inga Clendinnen, Noel Pearson, Judith Brett and Ghassan Hage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A fascinating collection drawn from a range of genres.’ —\u003ci\u003eLaw Society Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This is a handy introduction to the themes of Australian identity.’ —\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chris Feik is editor of \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Essay\u003c\/i\u003e, associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e and publisher at Black Inc. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Robert Manne’s many books include \u003ci\u003eMaking Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Words That Made Australia\u003c\/i\u003e (as co-editor). He is the author of three Quarterly Essays, \u003ci\u003eIn Denial, Sending Them Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBad News.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183604678896,"sku":"9781922231536","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231536_p0.jpg?v=1763634012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231536","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}