A Place to Remember: A History of the Shrine of Remembrance

Leather / fine binding

Main Details

Title A Place to Remember: A History of the Shrine of Remembrance
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bruce Scates
Physical Properties
Format:Leather / fine binding
Pages:328
Dimensions(mm): Height 250,Width 250
Category/GenreAustralia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Military history
ISBN/Barcode 9780521112123
ClassificationsDewey:355.16099451
Audience
General
Further/Higher Education
Edition Special edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 November 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

On the 11th of November 1934 over 300,000 people gathered on the slopes of Melbourne's Domain to witness the dedication of the Shrine. It was the largest state war memorial Australia would build and it commemorated the sacrifice of no fewer than 114,000 Victorians who served in the Great War. A Place to Remember charts the Shrine's history from the first fatalities of the Gallipoli landing to the present day. With deft hand and luminous style, Bruce Scates masterfully situates the Shrine in its larger physical, cultural and historical landscape. Archival image and first person vignette mesh with vivid prose to reveal The Shrine then and now; its changing patterns of meaning through the many conflicts in which Australians have fought and died, and the enduring significance of this grand memorial in the heart of Melbourne, for generations to come. This special, limited edition is leather bound and comes in a slip-case.

Author Biography

Bruce Scates is the Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.

Reviews

'Energetic research applied to an unusually wide range of questions about the making of an institution; scrupulous and imaginative scholarship; due respect and exemplary candour. This book has the pleasures of both familiarity and unfamiliarity. Visually, too, it's a treat with rich and well captioned illustrations woven into the eloquent text. An admirable achievement.' Ken Inglis, author of Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape