Creating A Nation: 1788-2007


Creating A Nation: 1788-2007
Creating A Nation: 1788-2007 by Ann Mcgrath, Marilyn Lake, Marian Quartly, Patricia Grimshaw

"This is not just another feminist challenge to yesterday's orthodoxy, but an effective move to displace it ... 'Creating a Nation' is a power-taking, centralizing exercise in mainstream national history -- one shaped by white feminist priorities, but designed for general use. This is a splendid achievement." (Meaghan Morris, 'Meanjin') "This is a significant book, signalling a shift from 'women's history' to a general Australian history foregrounding the relations between men and women ... Creating a Nation … has made Australian history much richer, more complex and more interesting." (Ann Curthoys, 'Age')

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