Mateship: A Very Australian History

by Nick Dyrenfurth

A 'mate' is a mate, right? Wrong, argues Nick Dyrenfurth in this provocative new look at one of Australia's most talked-about beliefs. In the first book-length exploration of our secular creed, one of Australia's leading young historians and public commentators turns mateship's history upside down. Did you know that the first Australians to call each other 'mate' were business partners? Or that many others thought that mateship would be the basis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925106357
• ISBN13: 9781925106350
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Scribe Us
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"