{"product_id":"lion-kangaroo-gavin-souter-9781925143393","title":"Lion \u0026 Kangaroo: The Initiation of Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Colin Roderick Awar\u003c\/strong\u003ed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion \u0026amp; Kangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Australia's great works of history, a rich chronicle of the nation's coming-of-age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith intelligence, wisdom and wit, acclaimed historian Gavin Souter captures all the milestones of Australia's first decades, from the constitutional conventions of the nineteenth century to the turbulent years that followed World War I. Painting unforgettable portraits of scores of the most fascinating participants, he traces a national character in evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfound and insightful, it is impossible to comprehend contemporary Australia without first reading \u003cem\u003eLion \u0026amp; Kangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eLion \u0026amp; Kangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A writer of great distinction ... This book is the work of a man who can impose on the chaos of the past an order that lifts the work into the realms of art without doing violence to the events or sacrificing the standards of scholarship as defined by the academics. It is a great achievement.' \u003cstrong\u003e- Manning Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A superb evocation of Australian life in the years between federation and the First World War, showing how imperial sentiment dominated our lives and left a vacuum in Australia's national identity ... beautifully written, lucid, witty and compelling.' \u003cstrong\u003e- Gough Whitlam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Souter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925143392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925143393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booktopia Direct Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.97d","brand":"Gavin Souter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088958206207,"sku":"9781925143393","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4b819d5-3b25-440e-a9e0-249b036bc79a.jpg?v=1769107500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lion-kangaroo-gavin-souter-9781925143393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}