Bruce Scates – författare

On the 11th of November 1934 over 300,000 people gathered on the slopes of Melbourne's Domain to witness the dedication of the Shrine. It was the largest state war memorial Australia would build and it commemorated the sacrifice of no fewer than 114,000 Victorians who served in the Great War. A Place to Remember charts the Shrine's history from the first fatalities of the Gallipoli landing to the present day. With deft hand and luminous style, Bruce Scates masterfully situates the Shrine in its larger physical, cultural and historical landscape. Archival image and first person vignette mesh with vivid prose to reveal The Shrine then and now; its changing patterns of meaning through the many conflicts in which Australians have fought and died, and the enduring significance of this grand memorial in the heart of Melbourne, for generations to come.

Women and the Great War focuses on women's experiences during the period of violent conflict - the Great War. It examines the role of women as peace activists as well as their role in the military and support services. Source materials, including historical documents, photographs and cartoons, together with student activities, are used to focus the reader on the way violent conflict altered women's traditional roles.

The 1890s were a watershed in Australian history, a time of mass unemployment, industrial confrontation and sweeping social change. They also nurtured a flourishing radical culture: anarchists, socialists, single taxers, feminists and republicans. This 1997 book, informed by feminist theory and cultural studies, recreates that political and social vision. Bruce Scates reappraises these radicals and the debates they entered into and the causes they espoused. He offers new insights into a broad range of topics: the creation of the Labor Party and the meaning of citizenship; the rise of 'first-wave' feminism and contested gender definitions; the vibrant literary culture; the Utopian vision of the radicals and the communities they established; and the harsh realities of poverty and unemployment. The book tells the story of the politics of the street, and draws out many of the striking resonances between the 1890s and the 1990s.

Every year tens of thousands of Australians make their pilgrimages to Gallipoli, France and other killing fields of the Great War. It is a journey steeped in history. Some go in search of family memory, seeking the grave of a soldier lost a lifetime ago. For others, Anzac pilgrimage has become a rite of passage, a statement of what it means to be Australian. This book, first published in 2006, explores the memory of the Great War through the historical experience of pilgrimage. It examines the significance these 'sacred sites' have acquired in the hearts and minds of successive generations and charts the complex responses of young and old, soldier and civilian, the pilgrims of the 1920s and today's backpacker travellers. This book gives voice to history, retrieving a bitter-sweet testimony through interviews, surveys and a rich archival record. Innovative, courageous and often deeply moving, it explains why the Anzac legend still captivates Australians.

Mary Booth was a woman of startling contradictions - one of Australia's first female doctors, a pioneering feminist and nationalist, she was also a staunch political conservative and a devoted empire loyalist and nationalist. She championed infant welfare, war commemoration, environmental reform, and the place of women in public life, all while navigating a society deeply shaped by gender and race. Feted as the 'Queen of Anzac' and hailed as the 'professional mother' of Australian soldiers, Booth's legacy is far-reaching - from founding the Women's Club and Anzac Fellowship of Women to reshaping ideas of national identity and womanhood.Drawing on newly uncovered personal correspondence, Mary Booth reveals the intimate world behind the public figure. It not only restores a formidable woman to the historical record but uncovers the pivotal, and often overlooked, role of women in forging Australia's national story and the enduring myth of Anzac. This is the compelling story of a forgotten feminist and the nation she helped build.PRAISE'Like many quiet revolutionaries, Mary Booth was both of, and ahead of, her time. In this brilliantly creative reconstruction of Dr Booth's life, career and causes, Bruce Scates and Raelene Frances rethink the history of Australian feminism, philanthropy, Anzac commemoration and national identity. They have rescued from undeserved obscurity a formidably talented and energetic woman who deserves an honoured place in the story of how Australia became modern.'Professor Frank Bongiorno AM, University of Canberra'This is a wonderful exploration of a challenging and enigmatic subject - Mary Booth, who lived such a long and active life from mid 19th to mid 20th century. In tracing the life of a woman who was so many things - pioneer female doctor, feminist activist, welfare worker, ardent supporter of empire, environmentalist, and nurturer of Anzac commemoration - Mary Booth brings to life a time very different from, but also foundational to, our own. Each chapter is a major study of an important aspect of Australian history - university education for women, medical services for children, the First World War on the home front, and much more. I loved the combination of immersive detail and wide-ranging analysis every step of the way. The chapter on the Soldiers' Club, founded and managed by Mary Booth - surely one of the best accounts we have of returning soldiers during and after the First World War - is just one example.'Honorary Professor Ann Curthoys, AM, University of Sydney.'Mary Booth is a pioneering biography of a leading but forgotten Australian social reformer, physician, feminist, patriot, and British Empire advocate who promoted a myriad of causes including support for soldiers of the First World War. Eloquently written and meticulously researched, Mary Booth is a compelling and riveting account which beautifully evokes a period of great social and cultural change in Australia. It captures with powerful clarity and formidable insight Booth's central and vital role in influencing and shaping this change during the first decades of the twentieth century.' Professor Joy Damousi, AM, University of Melbourne'The research is prodigious, the writing sparkles. Brilliantly contextualised, this book is a delight to read.'Dr Michael McKernan, Former Deputy Director of the Australian War Memorial.'Mary Booth exemplified the wide span of Federation-era feminism - political conservatives were modern women too. Her life is skilfully told by two of Australia's best women's and social historians.'Emeritus Professor Angela Woollacott, Australian National University.

Australians have been making pilgrimages to the battlefields and cemeteries of World War Two since the 1940s, from the jungles of New Guinea and South-East Asia to the mountains of Greece and the deserts of North Africa. They travel in search of the stories of lost loved ones, to mourn the dead and to come to grips with the past. With characteristic empathy, Bruce Scates charts the history of pilgrimages to Crete, Kokoda, Sandakan and Hellfire Pass. He explores the emotional resonance that these sites have for those who served and those who remember. Based on surveys, interviews, extensive fieldwork and archival research, Anzac Journeys offers insights into the culture of loss and commemoration and the hunger for meaning so pivotal to the experience of pilgrimage. Richly illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs from the 1940s to today, Anzac Journeys makes an important and moving contribution to Australian military history.

On the 11th of November 1934 over 300,000 people gathered on the slopes of Melbourne's Domain to witness the dedication of the Shrine. It was the largest state war memorial Australia would build and it commemorated the sacrifice of no fewer than 114,000 Victorians who served in the Great War. A Place to Remember charts the Shrine's history from the first fatalities of the Gallipoli landing to the present day. With deft hand and luminous style, Bruce Scates masterfully situates the Shrine in its larger physical, cultural and historical landscape. Archival image and first person vignette mesh with vivid prose to reveal The Shrine then and now; its changing patterns of meaning through the many conflicts in which Australians have fought and died, and the enduring significance of this grand memorial in the heart of Melbourne, for generations to come. This special, limited edition is leather bound and comes in a slip-case.