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SJS
Hall of Fame Member
DON BRADMAN - Challenging The Myth
by Brett Hutchins
This is not a new book, published as it was in 2002. However, I have just bought it and started reading it today. Promises to be very interesting indeed.
Inside back cover reads
"....Unlike the mostly reverent literature on 'The Don', this book explains how his iconic status was created and sustained , and what his popularity and status say about the meaning of Australian nationhod. Brett Hutchins' unique analysis reveals the mythical character of so many representations of The Don and connects them to broader social phenomena and the cultural context in which they were created. Hutchins considers the many ways in which Bradman has been represented - as a symbol of Australian masculinity, as the quintessential Australian boy from the bush, as the 'battler', and as a hero at a distance from the political. Drawing out the ideological content of these representations, Hutchins is able to show that many of the truisms we take for granted about Bradman and his role in Australian culture are open to challenge."
Hutchins, himself, in the first chapter explains,
"In studying a popular hero in this way, my intention is not to 'tear down' and discredit Bradman's character. I am not, as John Birmingham has suggested, 'looking for a loose thread to pull in the hope that the whole tapestry will unravel'. Rather this book is an attempt to introduce some balance to the mountain of nostalgic dedications and hagiographies that are available on Bradman. Critical analysis and debate, can bring a long overdue perspective to Bradman's place in Australian culture and history and I strongly believe that this approach is as respectful of Bradman's memory as any tribute.'
With only 166 pages of text, it is an expensive book, at least the hardback version I have bought. But it is clearly a cricket book with a diference which is compelling me to read it from beginning to end in one sitting which I cant say of the many Bradman books I have in my library.
by Brett Hutchins
This is not a new book, published as it was in 2002. However, I have just bought it and started reading it today. Promises to be very interesting indeed.
Inside back cover reads
"....Unlike the mostly reverent literature on 'The Don', this book explains how his iconic status was created and sustained , and what his popularity and status say about the meaning of Australian nationhod. Brett Hutchins' unique analysis reveals the mythical character of so many representations of The Don and connects them to broader social phenomena and the cultural context in which they were created. Hutchins considers the many ways in which Bradman has been represented - as a symbol of Australian masculinity, as the quintessential Australian boy from the bush, as the 'battler', and as a hero at a distance from the political. Drawing out the ideological content of these representations, Hutchins is able to show that many of the truisms we take for granted about Bradman and his role in Australian culture are open to challenge."
Hutchins, himself, in the first chapter explains,
"In studying a popular hero in this way, my intention is not to 'tear down' and discredit Bradman's character. I am not, as John Birmingham has suggested, 'looking for a loose thread to pull in the hope that the whole tapestry will unravel'. Rather this book is an attempt to introduce some balance to the mountain of nostalgic dedications and hagiographies that are available on Bradman. Critical analysis and debate, can bring a long overdue perspective to Bradman's place in Australian culture and history and I strongly believe that this approach is as respectful of Bradman's memory as any tribute.'
With only 166 pages of text, it is an expensive book, at least the hardback version I have bought. But it is clearly a cricket book with a diference which is compelling me to read it from beginning to end in one sitting which I cant say of the many Bradman books I have in my library.
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
i picked up a geoff boycott autobio at a school fete once for 50 cents. little did i know it had been personally signed with a message
Waughney
International Debutant
I have a similar book 'Bradman', by Charles Williams.
"Uniquely among biographers of Don Bradman, Charles Williams sets his subject's cricketing acheivements within the context of a crucial period in the history of modern Australia, a time when, as the country felt her way towards something that the world would recognise as 'nationhood', Bradman became a focus for national aspirations, a figure of unique status"
First published 1997 I think, 320 pages long. Good so far.
"Uniquely among biographers of Don Bradman, Charles Williams sets his subject's cricketing acheivements within the context of a crucial period in the history of modern Australia, a time when, as the country felt her way towards something that the world would recognise as 'nationhood', Bradman became a focus for national aspirations, a figure of unique status"
First published 1997 I think, 320 pages long. Good so far.
Pinkline Jones
Banned
Here's mine:
1. Baked Beans by Toilet Light - S Warne
2. Watching the Grass Grow - How to Calm Hyperactive Kids
3. My Most Obnoxious Over Celebration Bowlo Moments - B Lee
4. When I Met Kournikova and other Delusions - S Warne
5. Walk not Wa*k Not - A Gilchrist
6. Old Gnomes, Uphill Gardeners, and Boofheads - R Benaud
7. Bowled Shane and 101 other Nongisms - A Gilchrist
8. The Joy of Watching Paint Dry - P Jones
1. Baked Beans by Toilet Light - S Warne
2. Watching the Grass Grow - How to Calm Hyperactive Kids
3. My Most Obnoxious Over Celebration Bowlo Moments - B Lee
4. When I Met Kournikova and other Delusions - S Warne
5. Walk not Wa*k Not - A Gilchrist
6. Old Gnomes, Uphill Gardeners, and Boofheads - R Benaud
7. Bowled Shane and 101 other Nongisms - A Gilchrist
8. The Joy of Watching Paint Dry - P Jones
Pinkline Jones
Banned
Yes marvelous read that one Camel
How about The Millsy on the Floozie by George Eliot
How about The Millsy on the Floozie by George Eliot
