Noah Riseman, Shirleene Robinson

Broschiertes Buch

Pride in Defence

The Australian Military and Lgbti Service Since 1945

Beschreibung

Charts the changing policies and practices of the Australian Defence Force, illuminating the experiences of LGBTI members in what was often a hostile institution. At the centre of this book are the courageous LGBTI members who served their country in the face of systemic prejudice.

Autor

Noah Riseman is Professor of History at Australian Catholic University, where he specialises in Australian histories of sexuality, gender and race. He is author or co-author of five other books, including: Defending Country: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Military Service since 1945 (2016); Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women (2018); and Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: The Politics, Experiences and Legacies of War in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (2019). Shirleene Robinson is Senior Curator of Oral History and Indigenous Programs at the National Library of Australia and Honorary Associate Professor of Modern History at Macquarie University. Her most recent authored or co-authored books include Gay and Lesbian, Then and Now: Australian Stories from a Social Revolution (2016); Yes Yes Yes: Australia's Journey to Marriage Equality (2018) and Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women (2018). Her current research interests include the history of sexuality, oral history and the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Melbourne University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780522876741
• ISBN-10: 0522876749
• Artikelnr.: 60459271