Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2016) Winner
Geoffrey Blainey
ジェフリー・ノーマン・ブレインイ
Jefurī Bureinii
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-03-11 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne → Victorian country towns → Queen's College, University of Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- historian, academic, author, commentator
- Active Years
- 1954-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Melbourne, University of Ballarat (Foundation Chancellor)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Influenced
- Janet McCalman, Stuart Macintyre, Frank Bongiorno
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | Economic History | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Economic History
Country:
Australia
Graduated before freelance writing assignment in 1954
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Sir Ernest Scott Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Australian Literature Society Gold Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Officer of the Order of Australia | — | — | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Companion of the Order of Australia | — | — | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards for History | The Story of Australia's People Volume 1: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia | History | — | 受賞 |
Sir Ernest Scott Prize
1955
Result:
受賞
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal
1964
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of Australia
1975
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Companion of the Order of Australia
2000
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Literary Awards for History
2016
Work:
The Story of Australia's People Volume 1: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia
Category:
History
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Peaks of Lyell
1954 HistoryHistory of the Mount Lyell mining field in Tasmania
mininglocal history
The Tyranny of Distance
1966 HistoryHow distance shaped Australia's history
distancecolonialismAustralian history
The Causes of War
1973 HistoryExploring the causes of human conflict over two centuries
warinternational conflict
A Short History of the World
2000 World historyA wide-ranging history of the world
world history
Bibliography
- The Peaks of Lyell
- The Tyranny of Distance
- Triumph of the Nomads
- The Causes of War
- A Short History of the World
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- authoritative narrative stylefocus on economic and social historyprolific and wide-ranging
- Recurring Motifs
- tyranny of distancecauses of warAustralian identity
Legacy
Noted for authoritative texts on Australian economic and social history, published over 40 books, considered one of Australia's most influential historians.
Academic Societies
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Archives
- Monash University Library
Quotes
-
To some extent my generation was reared on the Three Cheers view of history. This patriotic view of our past had a long run.
Source: In Our Time (1999)
Trivia
- Named Australian National Living Treasure
- Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard
- Involved in controversy over Asian immigration in 1984