War is not a christian mission: racial invasion and religious crusade in H.S. Gullett's Official History of the Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine
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Lee, Christopher. 2007. "War is not a christian mission: racial invasion and religious crusade in H.S. Gullett's Official History of the Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine." Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 7, pp. 85-96.
| Article Title | War is not a christian mission: racial invasion and religious crusade in H.S. Gullett's Official History of the Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 11577 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Lee, Christopher |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature |
| Journal Citation | 7, pp. 85-96 |
| Number of Pages | 12 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
| ISSN | 1447-8986 |
| 1833-6027 | |
| Web Address (URL) | http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/jasal/article/view/461/820 |
| Abstract | This essay argues that H. S. Gullett’s The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine, Volume VII of the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 repudiates the characteristic anxieties of reverse colonization narratives by reaffirming orientalist stereotypes and imagining the Australian Light Horse as a source for the rejuvenation of British stock and Imperial defence. It examines the themes of racial invasion and christian crusade and pays particular attention to the symbolic function of orientalist sterotypes of the Turkish soldier. |
| Keywords | official history; World War I; H.S. Gullett; C.E.W. Bean; orientalism; invasion narrative; reverse colonisation; Australian Light Horse, war histories |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470502. Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature) |
| 430302. Australian history | |
| 470299. Cultural studies not elsewhere classified | |
| Byline Affiliations | Public Memory Research Centre |
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