Our Corner of the Somme - Australia At Villers-Bretonneux

An analysis of the memorialisation of Australia's role in the Somme and the Anzac mythology that contributes to Australia's identity.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Villers-Bretonneux. An Australian victory?; 2. 'The turning point of the war': occupying the memory front; 3. A school or nothing; 4. The Australian National Memorial of Villers-Bretonneux: commemorating the nation within an imperial frame; 5. 'Have we forgotten this place?'; 6. 'The meaning of the ANZAC tradition ... must be learned anew'; 7. 'A piece of Australia in France'; 8. 'It was great to see Australia acknowledged in such a great way'; Conclusion.

About the author

Romain Fathi, Ph.D., is Lecturer in History at Flinders University of South Australia and a Chercheur associé at the Centre d'Histoire de Sciences Po, Paris. He has taught and researched at Sciences Po in France, Yale in the United States, and the University of Queensland in Australia. His primary research interests focus on the First World War, war commemorations and Australian identity.

Summary

Our Corner of the Somme provides an eye-opening analysis of the memorialisation of Australians on the Western Front and the Anzac legend that contributes to Australians' identity. Romain Fathi challenges accepted historiography by examining the creation, projection and performance of Australia's nationhood in northern France.

Product details

• Authors: Romain Fathi, Romain (Flinders University of South Austra Fathi, Romain (Flinders University of South Australia) Fathi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108471497
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47149-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Australian Army History; Australian Army History; Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; First World War, Australia, HISTORY / Military / General, c 1910 to c 1919, Australasian & Pacific history, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Australasian and Pacific history