|
|
Quarterly Essay 69: Moment Of Truth: History And Australia's FutureStock informationGeneral Fields
Special Fields
DescriptionIn this inspiring essay, Mark McKenna considers the role of history in making and unmaking the nation. From Captain Cook to the frontier wars, from Australia Day to the Uluru Statement, we are seeing passionate debates and fresh recognitions. McKenna argues that it is time to move beyond the history wars, and that truth-telling about the past will be liberating and healing. This is a superb account of a nation's moment of truth. Author descriptionMark McKenna is one of Australia's leading historians. He has written several highly acclaimed books, including From the Edge- Australia's Lost Histories, An Eye for Eternity- The Life of Manning Clark and Looking for Blackfellas' Point- An Australian History of Place. He is professor of history at the University of Sydney. |