"Good Australians Will Respond": Transforming the Work Ethic in Popular Media, 1941–1945.
Media images of heroic, hard-working Australian achievers have often accompanied stories about an upbeat national work ethic to boost public morale in times of massive upheavals and crisis. The concept of an Australian work ethic has not been a natural creation, but it has been actively developed in...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 128 - 142 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2023
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