Australia: The Daedalus Symposium
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Australia: The Daedalus Symposium is a landmark collection of essays that brings together some of the most distinguished minds in Australian intellectual life to interrogate the nation's identity, history, and place in the modern world. Drawing contributions from a remarkable roster of scholars, historians, and cultural commentators — including K.S. Inglis, Manning Clark, Geoffrey Blainey, Hugh Collins, and Bruce Williams, among many others — the volume presents a sweeping, multidisciplinary portrait of Australia at a pivotal moment in its cultural and political evolution. Each contributor approaches the subject from a distinct vantage point, ensuring that the resulting tapestry is rich with debate, nuance, and intellectual tension. As a product of the prestigious Daedalus journal, this symposium carries the weight of serious academic rigour, yet retains the accessibility and urgency of genuine public discourse. The collection illustrates how a nation simultaneously shaped by its British inheritance, its Indigenous foundations, and its geographic isolation continues to negotiate its own singular identity. Readers who have ever wondered what Australia truly is — and what it might yet become — will find these pages as provocative as they are illuminating.
Author: Stephen R. Graubard
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Australia: The Daedalus Symposium is a landmark collection of essays that brings together some of the most distinguished minds in Australian intellectual life to interrogate the nation's identity, history, and place in the modern world. Drawing contributions from a remarkable roster of scholars, historians, and cultural commentators — including K.S. Inglis, Manning Clark, Geoffrey Blainey, Hugh Collins, and Bruce Williams, among many others — the volume presents a sweeping, multidisciplinary portrait of Australia at a pivotal moment in its cultural and political evolution. Each contributor approaches the subject from a distinct vantage point, ensuring that the resulting tapestry is rich with debate, nuance, and intellectual tension. As a product of the prestigious Daedalus journal, this symposium carries the weight of serious academic rigour, yet retains the accessibility and urgency of genuine public discourse. The collection illustrates how a nation simultaneously shaped by its British inheritance, its Indigenous foundations, and its geographic isolation continues to negotiate its own singular identity. Readers who have ever wondered what Australia truly is — and what it might yet become — will find these pages as provocative as they are illuminating.