Inside Australia

by John Gunther, William H. Forbis (Editor)

Inside (1972)

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Identifies and contrasts the national characteristics and problems of Australia and New Zealand for an international audience ; includes two chapters discussing Aboriginal Australians (pages 66-89) discussing their traditional beliefs and culture and their role in modern Australian society ; examines the government policies of assimilation versus Integration.

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Born in Chicago, John Gunther began a career in journalism in 1922 as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News. A war correspondent during World War II, Gunther later devoted all his time to writing and is famous for his Inside books. Following his fourth visit to Russia in 1956, he presented important as well as trivial facts in Inside Russia Today show more (1958). "The greatest service Mr. Gunther has done is to bring Russia down to a level we can all understand and talk and argue about" (N.Y. Times). In 1958 he received the Geographic Society of Chicago Publication Award for his Inside books. Unfortunately, Inside U.S.A. (1951) is out of print. Gunther wrote several biographies and a deeply moving account of the death of his young son of a brain tumor, Death Be Not Proud (1949). His Procession (1965) is a group of sketches of international political figures drawn from his Inside books and from articles. Inside Australia (1972), completed and edited by William Forbis, was published posthumously. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Canonical title
Inside Australia and New Zealand; Inside Australia
Alternate titles
Inside Australia; John Gunther's Inside Australia and New Zealand; John Gunther's Inside Australia
Original publication date
1972
First words
The way to start thinking about Australia is in terms of its Wild Colonial Boys, who, as an old folk song says, "robbed the rich and helped the poor and never hurt a good man."
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But, in the operation of his own country, he still feels that he has at least a slender grip on the handle of his own fate.
Disambiguation notice
Note that Inside Australia, Inside Australia and New Zealand, John Gunther's Inside Australia, and John Gunther's Inside Australia and New Zealand have all been used as titles for this work, which ... (show all)was begun by John Gunther but, after Gunther's death, completed and edited by William H. Forbis.  The Library of Congress (DU105 .G85) notes that the "American ed. [of Inside Australia and New Zealand] published under title: John Gunther's inside Australia".

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Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
919.4History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worldsAustralia
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DU105 .G85History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaOceania (South Seas)History of Oceania (South Seas)Australia

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