Australian History Now

The narrative of Australian history has changed drastically over the last 50 years and has found itself at the center of heated and consuming public debates. With contributions from prominent historians such as Marilyn Lake, Tom Griffiths, Peter Stanley, and Ann Curthoys, Australian History Now offers revealing and refreshing accounts of the ways in which Australian historians think about the nation’s past. In chapters that are designed to stand alone but that also fit cohesively together as a whole, the contributors offer an engaging and often surprising introduction to the ways history is written about and understood in academic, popular, and school books, argued about in the media, presented in museums, and watched on television. At its heart, this exploration demonstrates that the way individuals remember their past reflects how they see themselves in the present.