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Melbourne, MUP, 1988. Hardcover in Fine Condition. x + 294 pages. Part critical survey and part cultural history, Big-Noting traces and examines the celebration in literature of the Australian military experience from the 1890s to the late 1980s.
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Big-Noting: The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing Hardcover - 1988
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- Title Big-Noting: The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing
- Author Robin Gerster
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 294
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Melbourne University, Melbourne
- Date September 1988
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780522843361 / 0522843360
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Literature and the war, War in literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88134815
- Dewey Decimal Code 820.935
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Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1987. x, 294pp, index, notes, bw ills. Or tan cloth in jacket. Stamp of Defence Force Academy on front free endpaper, light foxing to top edge. Looks at the heroic myth from Gallipoli to Vietnam- not seeking to debunk the Digger myth but to challenge the assumptions, biases and prejuduces that have shaped his literary packaging.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Melbourne University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (14 x 22 cm), x, 294 pages, b&w photographs, with notes and index. ISBN: 0522843360. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound brown boards with gold lettering along spine. The boards are bumped, lightly rubbed. Rolled, creased at corners and head & foot of spine. Pages tanning, foxing. Lightly soiled top edge. The dj is scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased at edges. Some light chipping noted along top edge. Foxing evident on reverse side of dj. "The author is critical of CEW Bean and many others, writers of both fiction and non-fiction from World War I to Vietnam, for their building up of the Australian soldier into a mythical figure." Weight (before packaging): 475g
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Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. 294 pages.. Part critical survey and part cultural history, traces and examines the celebration of the Australian military experience from the 1890s until the time of publication. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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Melbourne Univ Pr. Good. 1988. Hardcover. 0522843360 . The book shows average wear. No writing or major blemishes.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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