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GR48 Enduring Legacies GriffithREVIEW48.indb 1 13/03/2015 3:58 pm Praise for Griffith Review ‘Essential reading for each and every one of us.’ Readings ‘A varied, impressive and international cast of authors.’ The Australian ‘Griffith Review is a must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in current affairs, politics, literature and journalism. The timely, engaging writing lavishly justifies the Brisbane-based publication’s reputation as Australia’s best example of its genre.’ The West Australian ‘Griffith Review enjoys a much-deserved reputation as one of the best literary journals in Australia. Its contribution to conversations and informed debate on a wide range of topical issues has been outstanding.’ Hon Ian Walker MP, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Queensland Government ‘This quarterly magazine is a reminder of the breadth and talent of Australian writers. 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GriffithREVIEW48.indb 2 13/03/2015 3:58 pm GriffithReview48 Enduring Legacies Edited by Julianne Schultz and Peter Cochrane GriffithREVIEW48.indb 3 13/03/2015 3:58 pm GriffithReview48 INTRODUCTION 7 Making nations JULIANNE SCHULTZ: A hundred years of war ESSAY 13 The past is not sacred PETER COCHRANE: A dangerous obsession with Anzac 25 The Boer War JIM DAVIDSON: A longer shadow 30 Immigration, integration, disintegration GERHARD FISCHER: The perilous road to Australian multiculturalism 45 Breaking ranks with Empire CHRISTOPHER PUGSLEY: New Zealand's Gallipoli graves 55 What was lost ROSS MCMULLIN: More than battle casualties 72 Family casualties MARINA LARSSON: Private pain, invisible carers 79 An unexpected bequest JILL BROWN: Freedom, fashion and being modern 83 A legend with class FRANK BONGIORNO: Labour and Anzac 92 Gough’s war JENNY HOCKING: Making a politician, changing a nation 102 Reaching to homelands JOY DAMOUSI: Greek war memories 110 Marked men STEPHEN GARTON: Anxiety, alienation and the aftermath of war 137 Dangers and revelations TIM ROWSE: World War II in Indigenous autobiography 149 Forgetting to remember CLARE WRIGHT: Time to be brave 165 War stories JEANNINE BAKER: Remembering women conflict reporters 181 Continuing fallout MEREDITH MCKINNEY: From Hiroshima to Fukushima 202 Dear Mother ROSETTA ALLAN: Songs of the Kamikaze 231 Terrorism and the Cold War DAVID MCKNIGHT: Avoiding false comparisons 236 Allies in name alone PAUL HAM: Collapse of a gung-ho alliance 256 Barrier thinking GREG LOCKHART: The monument and the minefield 262 A hundred in a million PETER STANLEY: Obsession with the Victoria Cross 272 Anzac instincts JAMES BROWN: The missing modern military voice GriffithREVIEW48.indb 4 13/03/2015 3:58 pm MEMOIR 61 Lots of rabbits this year TOM BAMFORTH: Letters between the farm and the front 116 A Christmas story BEN STUBBS: Exploring the island’s hidden war narrative 122 A remarkable man JOHN CLARKE: Ray Parkin, 1910–2005 158 The bronzista of Muradup DAVID CARLIN: Friends in Venice 174 Claiming the dead CORY TAYLOR: Awkward moments for past wrongs 194 Know thy neighbour DAVID WALKER: Save the date, 7 July 1937 217 The uses and abuses of humiliation BARRY HILL: Rabindranath Tagore's management of deceit 248 Set it down! 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