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'In this fascinating collection, John Hirst has assembled the key assessments of the national character of Australia and Australians. There are insiders and outsiders. There is celebration and criticism. There is the difference between what Australian think of themselves and what they are really like. Hirst provides a set of dazzling introductory essays to accompany his selections.
'Contributors include Winston Churchill, Tim Flannery, Carmen Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Captain James Cook, Barry Humphries, H.G. Wells, Peter Cosgrove, and many, many more.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Works about this Work
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Innocent Happiness and Heavily Curtained Windows
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 26 July vol. 17 no. 14 2007;
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
National Obesssion
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 296 2007; (p. 13-14)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
Who the Hell Are We
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 October 2007; (p. 18-19) -
A Land of Sweeping, Plain
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 July 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
So, Mate, Who the Bloody Hell Are We?
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract
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The Many Voices of a Land of Sleepwalkers
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2007; (p. 14)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
Character Building
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2007; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
So, Mate, Who the Bloody Hell Are We?
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
A Land of Sweeping, Plain
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 July 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
National Obesssion
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 296 2007; (p. 13-14)
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract -
Who the Hell Are We
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 October 2007; (p. 18-19)
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