The Australian Legend by Russel Ward ISBN 13: 9780195505511

Oxford University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1979-08-09. Hardcover. Good.

Australia: oxford. Good. Hardcover. 1978. 336 pages. .

Oxford etc.: Oxford University Press , 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 336 pages, annotated, bibliography, index, black and white illustrations throughout.Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. The head of the jacket's spine strip is chipped; there is a gift inscription on the title page and the pages are tanned, else clean, unmarked and solid. " Russel Ward was at the University of New England as a lecturer in the 1950s and deputy chancellor for eight years. In his book, The Australian Legend, Ward argued that the Australian bush was egalitarian and that this influenced Australian culture. Ward's book was both influential and controversial and is grouped among the classic historical references on Australia history. In the 40 years since its first publication, there were three editions and it has been reprinted 15 times. His thesis in Legend was later challenged by Humphrey McQueen in 1970.… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

Oxford University Press, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!