The Great War of national identity: Memory, politics and memorial policies in Australia from the 1980s to today(La Grande Guerre de l’identité nationale: mémoire, politique et politiques mémorielles en Australie des années 1980 à nos jours )

Romain Fathi

doi:10.3917/gmcc.258.0071

The Great War of national identity: Memory, politics and memorial policies in Australia from the 1980s to today(La Grande Guerre de l’identité nationale: mémoire, politique et politiques mémorielles en Australie des années 1980 à nos jours )

Romain Fathi

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Abstract

Australia is about to spend more than any other country in commemorating the centenary of the First World War. This article examines the reasons behind the attachment of the Australian Government and part of the Australian people to commemorative celebrations. The author describes the background to this rediscovery of Australia’s engagement on the Western Front, a rediscovery encouraged by government policy since the end of the 1980s.

Original language	English
Journal	Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains
Volume	258
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3917/gmcc.258.0071
Publication status	Published - 2015

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In: Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, Vol. 258, No. 2, 2015.

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