Wise Anzac Labour

Workplace Cultures in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-36398-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 183 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave History Collection

Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers, it traces the history of work and workplace cultures through Australia, the shores of Gallipoli, the fields of France and Belgium, and the Near East.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wise, Nathan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Civilian to Soldier: The Transition of Men from Civil Employment to Military Service 3. The Nature of Work - Gallipoli 4. The Nature of Work - The Western Front 5. The Nature of Work - The Near East 6. Return Home: 'Perhaps Tomorrow We Will Know Exactly How the Situation Stands' 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nathan Wise is Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of New England (UNE), Australia. His research focuses upon Australian labour, cultural and military history, particularly during the First World War and the Second World War.