The Restless Years: Being Some Impressions...
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: LP included
Before the first Australian was ever named, a people were being forged — by convict ships, gold rushes, and the unforgiving expanse of a continent that defied every European expectation. The Restless Years: Being some Impressions of the Origin of the Australian is a landmark cultural and historical portrait that chronicles the formative experiences, characters, and forces that shaped a distinctly Australian national identity. Combining the scholarly rigour of historian Russel Ward with the creative vision of Peter O'Shaughnessy and Graeme Inson, and accompanied by a 12 stereo/mono LP record, the work presents history not merely as a sequence of events, but as a living, breathing inheritance — told through image, word, and sound. Rooted in the tradition of Ward's celebrated thesis on the Australian legend, this multimedia production argues that the Australian character — egalitarian, irreverent, and fiercely independent — was born not in the cities but in the bush, the diggings, and the droving tracks of a young and restless nation. The Jacaranda Press edition stands as a rare and ambitious artefact of Australian cultural publishing, one that bridges the academic and the artistic in a way that few works have dared to attempt. For those drawn to the deep roots of Australian identity, this is an essential and utterly compelling document of who Australians are — and how they came to be.
Author: Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, Russel Ward
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: LP included
Before the first Australian was ever named, a people were being forged — by convict ships, gold rushes, and the unforgiving expanse of a continent that defied every European expectation. The Restless Years: Being some Impressions of the Origin of the Australian is a landmark cultural and historical portrait that chronicles the formative experiences, characters, and forces that shaped a distinctly Australian national identity. Combining the scholarly rigour of historian Russel Ward with the creative vision of Peter O'Shaughnessy and Graeme Inson, and accompanied by a 12 stereo/mono LP record, the work presents history not merely as a sequence of events, but as a living, breathing inheritance — told through image, word, and sound. Rooted in the tradition of Ward's celebrated thesis on the Australian legend, this multimedia production argues that the Australian character — egalitarian, irreverent, and fiercely independent — was born not in the cities but in the bush, the diggings, and the droving tracks of a young and restless nation. The Jacaranda Press edition stands as a rare and ambitious artefact of Australian cultural publishing, one that bridges the academic and the artistic in a way that few works have dared to attempt. For those drawn to the deep roots of Australian identity, this is an essential and utterly compelling document of who Australians are — and how they came to be.