Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 7 (2014) Winner
Joan Beaumont
ジョーン・ボーモント
Jōn Bōmont
Aliases:
Joan Errington Magor
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-10-25 （Adelaide）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, academic
- Active Years
- 1970-2016
- Affiliations
- Australian National University, Deakin University, Monash University, La Trobe University
- Nominations
- Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Non-fiction shortlist, Council for the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Prize for a Book shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | Faculty of Arts | Modern European History | BA (Hons) | -1970 | Australia |
| King's College London | — | History | PhD | 1971-1975 | United Kingdom |
University of Adelaide
Faculty of Arts
/ Modern European History
Degree:
BA (Hons)
Period:
-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
Australia
Tutor in modern European history in final year
King's College London
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1971-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Great Britain and the Soviet Union: The Supply of Munitions, 1941–1945, advisor M. L. Dockrill
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia | — | — | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia | fellow |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales | — | — | Royal Society of New South Wales | fellow |
| 2012 | Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs | — | — | Australian Institute of International Affairs | fellow |
| 2014 | Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History | Broken Nation | Australian History | Australian Government | winner |
| 2014 | New South Wales Premier's Australian History Prize | Broken Nation | — | NSW Government | winner |
| 2014 | University of Southern Queensland History Book Award | Broken Nation | — | University of Southern Queensland | winner |
| 2015 | Asher Literary Award | Broken Nation | — | Australia Council for the Arts | winner |
| 2020 | Member of the Order of Australia | — | — | Australian Government | AM |
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
1997
Organization:
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Result:
fellow
Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
Organization:
Royal Society of New South Wales
Result:
fellow
Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs
2012
Organization:
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Result:
fellow
Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
2014
Work:
Broken Nation
Category:
Australian History
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
winner
New South Wales Premier's Australian History Prize
2014
Work:
Broken Nation
Organization:
NSW Government
Result:
winner
University of Southern Queensland History Book Award
2014
Work:
Broken Nation
Organization:
University of Southern Queensland
Result:
winner
Asher Literary Award
2015
Work:
Broken Nation
Organization:
Australia Council for the Arts
Result:
winner
Member of the Order of Australia
2020
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
AM
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gull Force: Survival and Leadership in Captivity, 1941–1945
1988 Military HistoryAnalysis of the experience of Australian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese on Ambon in 1942
POW experienceLeadershipWorld War II
Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War
2013 Military HistoryResearch on the Australian experience of the First World War
World War IAustralian war experienceNational transformation
Bibliography
- Comrades in Arms: British Aid to Russia, 1941–1945 (1980)
- Gull Force: Survival and Leadership in Captivity, 1941–1945 (1988)
- Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War (2013)
- Australia's Great Depression (2022)
- Gull Force: Australian POWs on Ambon and Hainan, 1941-45 (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival researchHumanistic portrayal of war experiences
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory of warForeign policyCommemoration
Legacy
Recognized as a leading scholar in Australian war history, contributing as professor emerita to education and research
Academic Societies
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia