On Patriotism

Little books, big ideas.

How has militarisation come to define Australian valour? Why has the long shadow of World War I dominated our sense of patriotism?

On Patriotism explores what it really means to love and serve your country. Paul Daley contemplates ways to escape the cultural binds that tie us to Anzac, British settlement and flag-waving.

About the Author

Paul Daley is an author, journalist, essayist and short story writer. His books have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's History Prize and ACT Book of the Year. He has won two Walkley Awards and the National Press Club Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism. His essays have appeared in Meanjin and Griffith Review and he writes 'Postcolonial', a column for The Guardian about Australian national identity, history and Indigenous culture.