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Melbourne University Press, 1994. Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. AUSTRALIANAFirst Edition.Sir Ernest Scott (21 June 1867 â 6 December 1939) was an Australian historian and professor of history at the University of Melbourne from 1913 to 1936.Scott laid the foundations of a historical profession in this country and trained Australians to understand their colonial past as a guide to nationhood.There is a common belief that Australia acquired history only when it grew up and threw off its colonial origins after the Second World War. Yet earlier generations of Australians created their own histories to express their sense of who they were and what they might be. This book reveals that the quest for an Australian past found its way into our universities and schools from the early years of the Commonwealth.Ernest Scott was the most prolific teacher and writer of history in inter-war Australia. A self-taught, degreeless professor, he laid the foundations of a historical profession in this…
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A History for a Nation: Ernest Scott and the Making of Australian History Paperback - 1994
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- Title A History for a Nation: Ernest Scott and the Making of Australian History
- Author Macintyre, Stuart
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- Publisher Melbourne University Press, Melbourne
- Date 1994
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Melbourne & Campbelltown: Melbourne University Press, 1994 250 pages. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. The first page has a small name inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).
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