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The Myth of Classlessness in the Australian Imperial Force.

The issue of class remains strikingly absent from much of the historical literature on the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War. This article briefly explores the pre-war class backgrounds of soldiers, the traces of class in their writings and their experiences, the class-based...

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Published in:Australian Historical Studies Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 287 - 303
Main Author: Wise, Nathan
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2012
Subjects:
Social classes
Australian soldiers' writings
Social conditions in Australia
Hegemony
World War I
History
Twentieth century
Armed forces
Australia
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost