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4.0 out of 5 stars
It's all in the perspective
Manning Clark's Histories are often misunderstood as when heuses words such as "Shylock" and "Harlot"etc. some readers regard it as the writer's opinion, and infer from that that the writer must be racist or prejudiced. In fact Manning Clark takes on the perspectives of the characters in his human epic/drama and invests them with reality by assuming...
Published on November 29, 1999 by Gavan Dominic Iacono
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Filled with errors.
The book is filled with errors and elementary mistakes of fact. The constant references to "Shylocks" and other anti-semitic stereotyping is disgusting. Geoffrey Blainey's histories of Australia are far better.
Published on June 13, 1999
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It's all in the perspective,
By Gavan Dominic Iacono (Hanoi, Vietnam) - See all my reviews
This review is from: History of Australia: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green (A history of Australia) (Hardcover)
Manning Clark's Histories are often misunderstood as when heuses words such as "Shylock" and "Harlot"etc. some readers regard it as the writer's opinion, and infer from that that the writer must be racist or prejudiced.In fact Manning Clark takes on the perspectives of the characters in his human epic/drama and invests them with reality by assuming THEIR manner of thinking, attitudes etc. The use of course language reflects the character's standpoint and not necessarily the author's. To call MC anti-semitic is ridiculous. And to compare two historians' histories and say which one is "better" is also ridiculous. Clark is aware his perspective, and that of the characters he writes about, are only perspectives among many. Clark's method is anti-ideological, and in the tradition of story telling. This is why his histories/story telling have caused so much controversy. Is he a real historian or not? Does he hold the facts or not? Facts can be fluid things, especially historical ones.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Filled with errors.,
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This review is from: History of Australia: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green (A history of Australia) (Hardcover)
The book is filled with errors and elementary mistakes of fact. The constant references to "Shylocks" and other anti-semitic stereotyping is disgusting. Geoffrey Blainey's histories of Australia are far better.
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History of Australia: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green (A history of Australia) by Charles M. Clark (Hardcover - Dec. 1987)
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