David Day (1) (1949–)
Author of Conquest: How Societies Overwhelm Others
For other authors named David Day, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
David Day was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on June 24, 1949. He received first-class honours in history and political science from the University of Melbourne and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He has been a junior research fellow at Clare College in Cambridge, founding head of show more history and political science at Bond University, official historian of the Australian Customs Service, Keith Cameron Professor of Australian History at University College Dublin, and professor of Australian studies at the University of Tokyo. He is the author of several books on Australian history and the history of the Second World War. His books include Menzies and Churchill at War, Smugglers and Sailors, and John Curtin: A Life. Claiming a Continent won the non-fiction prize in the 1998 South Australian Festival Awards for Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: David Day - Principal St Johns College 1992 - 1999
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- Canonical name
- Day, David
- Other names
- Day, David A.
- Birthdate
- 1949-06-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Places of residence
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
England, UK
Charleville, Queensland, Australia - Education
- University of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Melbourne (BA - Hons) - Occupations
- historian
professor - Organizations
- La Trobe University
Bond University, Queensland, Australia
University of Tokyo
University College Dublin
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- Works
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- Members
- 559
- Popularity
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- Rating
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- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 376
- Languages
- 14