336 pages, annotated, bibliography, index, black and white illustrations throughout.Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. The head of the jacket's spine strip is chipped; there is a gift inscription on the title page and the pages are tanned, else clean, unmarked and solid. " Russel Ward was at the University of New England as a lecturer in the 1950s and deputy chancellor for eight years. In his book, The Australian Legend, Ward argued that the Australian bush was egalitarian and that this influenced Australian culture. Ward's book was both influential and controversial and is grouped among the classic historical references on Australia history. In the 40 years since its first publication, there were three editions and it has been reprinted 15 times. His thesis in Legend was later challenged by Humphrey McQueen in 1970. It would influence the development of the Australian New Left. (Wikipedia)