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Mateship : a very Australian history / Nick Dyrenfurth.
Publication details: Brunswick : Scribe Publications ; Scoresby : Penguin Group Australia [Distributor]Description: 244 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781925106350
- 1925106357
- 302.30994 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 302.309 DYR | Available | 058583 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241)
In the first book-length exploration of our secular creed, one of Australia?s leading young historians and public commentators turns mateship?s history upside down. Did you know that the first Australians to call each other ?mate? were business partners? Or that many others thought that mateship would be the basis for creating an entirely new society ? namely, a ?socialist? one? For some, the term ?mate? is ?the nicest word in the English language? for others, it represents the very worst features in our nation?s culture: conformity, bullying, corruption, racism, and misogyny. So what does mateship really mean?
