Australian Dictionary of Biography

Melanie Nolan [ed]

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
03 December 2012

Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); Biography - Australian

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Volume 18 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two volumes to deal with Australians who died between 1981 and 1990. It includes articles by 560 authors on 670 individuals with surnames from L to Z, recording the lives of Australians whom many of us remember from the recent past. There are explorers, farmers, stockmen, trade union officials, business people, educators, criminals, judges, political activists, librarians, ballet dancers, cameleers, musicians and opera directors, speedway riders, polymaths, philanthropists and professional wrestlers and boxers. Maintaining the ADB's tradition of scholarship, volume 18 presents a colourful mosaic of twentieth-century Australia. This host of lives gives a picture of our society, provides insights into the experiences of our people, and illuminates recent historical themes, such as immigration, urbanisation and suburbanisation, war, material progress, increasing cultural maturity, conservative and progressive politics, conflict and harmony, and a new phase in transnationalism. It also reveals something of the greatness and smallness of which human beings are capable.

General editor: Melanie Nolan [ed]
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 53mm
Weight: 1.606kg
ISBN: 9780522861310
ISBN 10: 0522861318
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 03 December 2012
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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