Making Modern Australia (100 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover corners are lightly bumped. Book pages are clean with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 13052 06/2022.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book in good condition. D.J. has slight creasing at lower spine.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 341 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Your Story, Our Country Since World War II.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 341 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Your Story, Our Country Since World War II.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 368 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 341 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. Your Story, Our Country Since World War II.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint: 304 pages. Illustrated, slight creased front end paper and front cover, previous owner's name erased.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 374 pages. Illustrated.

Condition: new.

Secondhand, Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Chris Masters Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'Illuminating' - The Australian 'If you read only one book related to Anzac Day.make it Uncommon Soldier. Masters has produced a fair-minded, clear-eyed study of the contemporary Australian Army.' - Saturday Age 'Chris Masters' Uncommon Soldier is an uncommon book.He writes as the fine journalist that he is.' - Daily Telegraph 'A rare and in-depth analysis of the present-day Digger paints a candid picture of army life.' - Sydney Morning Herald Chris Masters turns his penetrating gaze on the young men and women who make up the Australian Army. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely afforded an outsider, he gives heart and soul to the contemporary digger: how they are selected, how they are led, and how they are transformed from civilians to disciplined professional soldiers. And by sharing their experiences, he puts under severe challenge that soldiering is the province of dumb grunts. Uncommon Soldier is a rich and powerful character study of the modern Australian soldier - war fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat and aid-worker. Secondhand, Paperback.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 374 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 374 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 374 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 374 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Large 8vo, 304pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good paperback copy. Previous owner's details. Minor wear to rear cover.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 296 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. xxiii+374pp., Pictorial full colour photographic dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, black papered boards with gilt text to spine, bronze eps., map- full page, col. plts. & text, notes, index. Chris Masters, the country's foremost investigative journalist, turns his penetrating gaze on the modern Australian soldier. Size: Large Octavo. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Crease to corner of back cover.

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. The book is a little creased, faded and foxed. 303 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Paperback. Television tie-in edition. Filled with stories from regular Australians about life since WWII and woven with William's own anecdotes and observations, The Making of Modern Australia pieces together the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the last 50 years to offer a national picture of our past and present. Told through four main themes - romance, religion, family and home. 2010, First edition, first printing. A very good copy with some creasing to the wraps and a gift inscription on the first page.…

Hardback. 1. Chris Masters, the country's foremost investigative journalist, turns his penetrating gaze on the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from our ongoing fascination with Anzac story, he looks at the rich and illuminating present to write a character study of the modern Australian soldier - war fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat and aid worker. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely before afforded an outsider, Masters gives heart and shape to the contemporary digger: how they are selected, how they are led, and how they are transformed from civilians to disciplined professional soldiers. And in asking if they are unique, he examines what it is that allows these young Australians to lend moral authority to communities teetering on the precipice of violence in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. By sharing the experiences of the young men and women who make up the Australian army, Masters puts under severe challenge the notion that soldiering is the province of dumb grunts. In doing so, he argues that the best measure of this country's military legend is found in the present. Uncommon Soldier is a rare and powerful work. Allen and Unwin, 2012. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy only marked by light rubbing to the spine ends. The d/w is very good with some edge bumping.…

Condition: New. 2019. Paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Jenny Hocking, Monash University Publishing. 'The changes we have made will remain like all great Labor legislation permanent landmarks in our history.' Gough Whitlam The Whitlam government propelled Australia out of the presumptions and certainties of twenty-three years of conservative government and changed it irrevocably. It passed a record number of bills into law and became the most successful reformist government in Australia's history. This book brings to light aspects of Whitlam's ambitious reform agenda that have been neglected for too long. The Australian Assistance Plan generated networks of regional and community cooperation that remain today. Plans for energy infrastructure and self-sufficiency that would ensure the use of the nation's resources for the common good, appear more and more visionary. The ground-breaking Royal Commission into Human Relationships is clearly a forerunner of the current royal commissions into institutionalised child abuse and family violence. New research shows the extent to which this reforming agenda continued the post-war reconstruction plans of Curtin and Chifley. Finally, this book reassesses the place of the Whitlam government, and its dismissal, in history, in light of new material that continues to emerge from the personal papers of Sir John Kerr, and new analyses that challenge previous assessments. Edited by Jenny Hocking, with contributors including Stuart Macintyre, Michelle Arrow, Nicholas Brown, Eric Eklund, Murray Goot, Carol Johnson, David Lee, Lyndon Magarrity, Greg Mellueish, and more. Paperback.…