The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939 /
This book maps out the deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from Anzac to farmer and provider.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Australia :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Cambridge EBA Collection
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Contents; Note to readers; Images; Acknowledgements; Introduction 'A Land Fit for Heroes': Implementing soldier settlement in Australia; Part 1: Managing the Men; 1 'When the Inspector Calls': The yeoman quest; 2 'Men on the Margins': Suspect soldiers ; 3 'I Intend to Get Justice': Moral economy ; Part 2: Battling the Land; 4 'Droughts and Flooding Rains': Markets and the seasons ; 5 'A Land only Fit for Rabbits': Environmental degradation; Part 3: Damaged Men; 6 'War Wrecked': Sending cripples to the country.
- 7 'From the Farm to the Asylum': Mad and 'nervy' menPart 4: Getting On; 8 'Taking on a Holding': Women and families on the land; 9 'Settling Down': Successful soldier settlers ; Notes; Select bibliography; Index; Plates.
