Lemnos and Gallipoli: Towards redressing a marginalised history
Συγγραφέας: Yiannakis N.John
Έκδοση: Μέρος του συλλογικού έργου Lest we forget?: marginalised aspects of Australia at war and peace, Black Swan Press – Curtin University, Πέρθ Ιούνιος 2014
Σειρά: Studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific No7
Επιμέλεια έκδοσης: Oliver Bobbie, Summers Sue
Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
Αριθμός σελίδων: 21 (σελίδες 137-157)
ISBN: 9780987567031
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Περιγραφή συλλογικού έργου:
What is being ‘remembered’ and what is being forgotten within Australian war history?
The seven contributors to Lest we forget? raise this critical question by examining the experiences of disabled ex-servicemen, of conscientious objectors, of workers manpowered during Second World War, of the people of Lemnos, of servicewomen and nurses, and the ongoing commemoration of ANZAC.
This book clearly shows that much has been marginalised within mainstream historical reasearch and media accounts of the past.
Lest we forget? contributes to a more inclusive, open and true-to-life account of Australia’s experience of war and its aftermath upon the nation and its people.
Περίληψη κεφαλαίου για τη Λήμνο:
Despite the island of Lemnos being just 100 kilometres from the Gallipoli peninsula and having played a crucial role in the eight month Dardanelles campaign, the island is virtually unknown to most Australians. While much has been written about Gallipoli, Lemnos is not included in this discourse having been marginalised over time. How important was Lemnos to the Gallipoli campaign? What social, political, economic and technological effect did the arrival of 20th century technologies have on the people and structures of a remote Greek island that still functioned as a rural subsistence community? What do we know about the relationships that developed between the locals and the foreigners, notably the Anzacs?
