Australian Dictionary of Biography V16: 1940–1980, Pik–Z (16) - Hardcover
Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940 to 1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors, farmers and authors, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers.
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John Ritchie has been general editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, since 1988. Diane Langmore has worked with the Australian Dictionary of Biography for more than 20 years and is currently acting general editor. Previous publications include Tamate—A King, Missionary Lives, Prime Ministers' Wives, and Glittering Surfaces.
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“For consistency, interest, and sheer pleasure, the ADB may well be the best English-language biographical dictionary in the world.” —Australian Historical Studies
“An excellent reference tool.” —American Reference Books Annual
“For consistency, interest, and sheer pleasure, the ADB may well be the best English-language biographical dictionary in the world.” —Australian Historical Studies
“An excellent reference tool.” —American Reference Books Annual
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- PublisherMelbourne University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0522849970
- ISBN 13 9780522849974
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- Number of pages640
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Australian Dictionary of Biography is THE classic Australian work of reference. Volume 16-the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940-1980-is used by writers, scholars, researchers and many general readers.Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940-1980, recording the lives of Australians whom many of us remember from the recent past.Maintaining the ADB's tradition of scholarship, Volume 16 reflects what changed and what remained constant in Australian society in the years of World War II and its aftermath.Viscount Slim, Archbishop Geoffrey Sambell, Sir Arthur Rylah, Dame Ivy Wedgwood and 'Eddie' Ward, Sir John Storey and Sir Arthur Warner, Sir Thomas and Lady (Vera Deakin) White, Sir Sydney Rowell, Annie Sage, Rohan Rivett and 'Chester' Wilmot, Kenneth Slessor, Danila Vassilieff, Loudon Sainthill, Alison Rehfisch, Christian Waller, Edna Walling, Lorna Stirling and Robert Tudawali, Sir Frederick Shedden, Sir Frederick and Lady Schonell, Sir Samuel Wadham, Sir Stephen Roberts, Sir Grenfell Price, Camilla Wedgwood and Theodor Strehlow, Jessie Street, 'Lance' Sharkey, Kathleen Syme, Sir William Upjohn, Jean White-Haney and Julia Rapke, George Wallace junior, Oscar Seppelt and Jimmy Watson, Murray Beresford Roberts and Ronald Ryan- from governors-general, archbishops, politicians and military leaders to con-men and criminals, there are 673 lives (written by 569 authors) in this volume.Like the pieces of a mosaic, a host of lives gives a picture of our society and provides insights into the experiences of our people. While biography necessarily focuses on the individual, a range of biographies illuminates large themes in Australia's recent history, themes such as immigration, accelerating industrialization, urbanization and suburbanization, war (World War II, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam), material progress, increasing cultural maturity, conservative and radical politics, conflict and harmony, and the loss of isolation and innocence. It also reveals something of the greatness and the littleness of which human beings are capable. Volume 16 of the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940 to 1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors, farmers and authors, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780522849974
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