Republican Australia?
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At the crossroads of national identity and democratic debate, Republican Australia? presents one of the most provocative political questions ever posed to the Australian people: should the nation sever its ties with the British Crown and forge its own republican destiny? Edited by the distinguished Australian poet and critic Geoffrey Dutton, this anthology brings together a diverse chorus of intellectuals, politicians, historians, and cultural commentators to argue both sides of the republic debate with passion and rigour, set against a backdrop of a rapidly changing post-colonial Australia. The collection illuminates the deep tensions between tradition and modernity, monarchy and self-determination, that have long simmered beneath the surface of Australian civic life. Dutton's editorial hand is assured and provocative, drawing out the contradictions in Australian national consciousness with the precision of a seasoned literary mind. Decades after its publication, the questions it raises remain unanswered — making this volume not merely a historical document, but an eerily prescient mirror held up to a nation still searching for itself.
Author: Geoffrey Dutton
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Sun Books
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of national identity and democratic debate, Republican Australia? presents one of the most provocative political questions ever posed to the Australian people: should the nation sever its ties with the British Crown and forge its own republican destiny? Edited by the distinguished Australian poet and critic Geoffrey Dutton, this anthology brings together a diverse chorus of intellectuals, politicians, historians, and cultural commentators to argue both sides of the republic debate with passion and rigour, set against a backdrop of a rapidly changing post-colonial Australia. The collection illuminates the deep tensions between tradition and modernity, monarchy and self-determination, that have long simmered beneath the surface of Australian civic life. Dutton's editorial hand is assured and provocative, drawing out the contradictions in Australian national consciousness with the precision of a seasoned literary mind. Decades after its publication, the questions it raises remain unanswered — making this volume not merely a historical document, but an eerily prescient mirror held up to a nation still searching for itself.