{"product_id":"9781761170706-challenging-anzac","title":"Challenging Anzac","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories That Don’t Fit the Legend\u003cbr\u003eThe Anzac legend has shaped Australia's national identity for more than a century. Yet many experiences of war do not fit comfortably within this.\u003cbr\u003eThe Anzac legend has shaped Australia’s national identity for more than a century. Yet many experiences of war do not fit comfortably within this. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChallenging Anzac\u003c\/i\u003e, leading historians explore some of these stories: Aboriginal activists, deserters on the Western Front, veterans who took their own lives and soldiers who became radicalized by their service. They reveal how episodes in Australia’s war history that unsettled the Anzac legend – from the relief of Tobruk, nuclear testing on Australian soil and feminist protests against war, to alleged atrocities in Afghanistan – have been elided or adapted to ‘fit’ the legend.Edited by award-winning historians Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook and Joan Beaumont, \u003ci\u003eChallenging Anzac\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the reality of warfare has always been at odds with mythic representation and considers why, despite this, the Anzac legend has survived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793981383030,"sku":"9781761170706","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40943508.jpg?v=1777881531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781761170706-challenging-anzac","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}