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1 electronic resource (xiv, 282 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282). |
| Contents |
1. Spirit of democracy, 1788-1900 -- 2. Nation and state, 1901-1914 -- 3. New empire order, 1914-1918 -- 4. Repugnant to the people? 1919-1939 -- 5. In war and peace, 1939-1967 -- 6. It's time, 1967-1975 -- 7. A system divided, 1975-1990 -- 8. Barbeque stopper, 1990-2015. |
| Summary |
The first detailed history of imperial and national honours in Australia, Honouring a Nation tells the story of the honours system's transformation from instrument of imperial unity to national institution. From the extension of British honours to colonial Australasia in the nineteenth century, through to Tony Abbott's revival of knighthoods in the twenty-first, this book explains how the system has worked, traces the arguments of its supporters and critics, and looks both at those who received awards and those who declined them. Honouring a Nation brings to life a long history of debate over honours, including wrangles over State rights, gender imbalances in honours lists, and the emergence and hardening of the Labor/Liberal divide over British awards, illuminating issues that are still part of Australian life--and of the honours system--today. The history of the honours system is equally the history of the nation, revealing who Australians were, what they have become, what they value, and the things that have unified and divided them. |
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Description based on print version record; resource not viewed. |
| Access |
National edeposit: Available online Unrestricted online access. star AU-CaNED |
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Unless stated otherwise, the author retains copyright to their work while ANU Press retains exclusive worldwide rights for the distribution of the book. From 2018, the majority of ANU Press titles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which broadens the ways in which works can be used and distributed. Please refer to the copyright page of each book for more information on a specific title's copyright licensing. |
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English. |
| Subject |
Awards -- Australia -- History.
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Decorations of honor -- Australia -- History.
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Medals -- Australia -- History.
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Titles of honor and nobility -- Australia -- History.
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Décorations (Insignes) -- Australie -- Histoire.
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Titres honorifiques et nobiliaires -- Australie -- Histoire.
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Australasian & Pacific history.
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Social & cultural history.
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Central government.
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Awards
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Decorations of honor
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Medals
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Titles of honor and nobility
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Australia https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM
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History
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Australian National University Press.
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| Added Title |
History of Australia's honors system |
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Honoring a nation |
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History of Australia's honours system |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Honouring a nation Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2022] 9781760465001 (DLC) 2021392338 |
| ISBN |
9781760465018 (electronic book) |
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1760465011 |
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9781760465001 (softcover) |
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1760465003 (print) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000071979842 |
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AUNED 000070486921 |
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