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The Cost of War: War, Return and the Re-Shaping of Australian Culture

The Cost of War: War, Return and the Re-Shaping of Australian Culture

Garton, Stephen

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1743326750
ISBN13: 9781743326756
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Published: Apr 1 2020
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.65 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

War has shaped Australian society profoundly. When we commemorate the sacrifices of the Anzacs, we rightly celebrate their bravery, but we do not always acknowledge the complex aftermath of combat.

In The Cost of War, Stephen Garton traces the experiences of Australia's veterans, and asks what we can learn from their stories. He considers the long-term effects of war on returned servicemen and women, on their families and communities, and on Australian public life. He describes attempts to respond to the physical and psychological wounds of combat, from the first victims of shellshock during WWI to more recent understandings of post-traumatic stress disorder. And he examines the political and social repercussions of war, including debates over how we should commemorate conflict and how society should respond to the needs of veterans.

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