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Stephen Garton

Stephen Garton reviews 'Living with the Aftermath: Trauma, nostalgia and grief in post-war Australia' by Joy Damousi

June 2001, no. 231 01 June 2001
Stephen Garton reviews 'Living with the Aftermath: Trauma, nostalgia and grief in post-war Australia' by Joy Damousi
A brief moment of reflection on the quantum of grief in Australia associated with wars of the twentieth century is, to say the least, unsettling. Nearly 100,000 killed in combat, many seriously wounded, many dealing with the physical and mental consequences long after the cessation of hostilities. Lives snatched from the everyday and made into noble sacrifices. The darker dimensions of the Anzac l ... (read more)