2001/04/01 by Neville Meaney · 175 citations
Social Sciences · #Australian History and Society #Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism #Britishness #Commonwealth #Nationalism #Historiography #Identity (music) #Teleology #Conceptual history #Sociology #History #Aesthetics #Gender studies #Political science #Law #Philosophy #Politics
paper · doi:10.1080/10314610108596148
published in Australian Historical Studies 32(116), 76-90 (Routledge)
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This article explores the conceptual problems and contextual assumptions found in the treatment of Britishness in Australian history, especially as it has affected the understanding of Australia's relations with the world. It examines firstly the problem of the teleology of nationalism and its uses in Australian history, secondly the notion of Britishness in Australian identity, thirdly the Australian view of Britain and the Empire/Commonwealth in the twentieth century and lastly the implications of this for tensions between the community of culture and the community of interest in Australia.