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'There are books that, without you even knowing it, have shaped who you are as a thinker. I was reminded of as much on re-reading Humphrey McQueen’s A New Britannia: An argument concerning the social origins of Australian radicalism and nationalism. First published in 1970, my well-thumbed third edition from 1986 had been picked up at a second-hand store to replace an earlier fourth edition published in 2004 and now yellowing on some long-lost acquaintance’s bookshelf.' (Introduction)
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- A New Britannia : An Argument Concerning the Social Origins of Australian Radicalism and Nationalism 1970 single work prose
- The Real Matilda : Women and Identity in Australia, 1788-1975 1976 single work criticism
- The Australian Legend 1958 multi chapter work criticism
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