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'Australia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if its citizens and politicians can come to new terms with the past. Indigenous recognition and a new push for a republic await action.
'Judging by the Captain Cook statue controversy, though, our debates about the past have never been more fruitless. Is there a way beyond the history wars that began under John Howard? And in an age of free-floating fears about the global, digital future, is history any longer relevant, let alone equal to the task of grounding the nation?
'In this inspiring essay, Mark McKenna considers the frontier, the Anzac legacy and deep time. He drags some fascinating new scholarship into the light, and pushes the debate about history beyond the familiar polarities.' (Publication summary)
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The People Who Forgot
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , July 2018;
— Review of Moment of Truth : History and Australia’s Future 2018 single work criticism 'Mark McKenna points to an alternative future for Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, in his Quarterly Essay' -
No Healing Without Recognition: A Review Of Mark McKenna’s Moment Of Truth
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: NEW: Emerging scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies , March vol. 4 no. 1 2018; (p. 124-126)
— Review of Moment of Truth : History and Australia’s Future 2018 single work criticism
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No Healing Without Recognition: A Review Of Mark McKenna’s Moment Of Truth
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: NEW: Emerging scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies , March vol. 4 no. 1 2018; (p. 124-126)
— Review of Moment of Truth : History and Australia’s Future 2018 single work criticism -
The People Who Forgot
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , July 2018;
— Review of Moment of Truth : History and Australia’s Future 2018 single work criticism 'Mark McKenna points to an alternative future for Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, in his Quarterly Essay'