Fathering
An Australian History
$37.59
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2025
Summary
The 21st-century father is expected to be actively engaged in the everyday care of his children, as epitomised by the celebrated dad of children’s cartoon Bluey, the Blue Heeler Bandit. Fathering: An Australian History explores why men often struggle to meet social and cultural expectations. The authors’ groundbreaking research reveals the forces that have shaped Australian family life and fathering since the early twentieth century, and how Australian fathers have managed t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522881257 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522881254 |
| Author: | Alistair Thomson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 578g |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“This is a moving, absorbing history. Fathering will have an important social and cultural impact because it speaks to crucial concerns about fatherhood, masculinity and parenting in the twenty-first century.” - Michelle Arrow
Alistair Thomson
Alistair Thomson is an emeritus professor at Monash University and author of oral history books on war, migration and family life. He has a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.
John Murphy is an emeritus professor of politics at the University of Melbourne. He has published widely on Australian social and political history. He has two daughters, and two grandchildren.
Kate Murphy is a senior lecturer at Monash University and mother of three young daughters. Her research focuses on Australian social and cultural history, especially the history of the family.
Johnny Bell is a historian of Australian family life, with a particular interest in the roles and identities of men. He is also the fortunate father of Lucius Bell.
Jill Barnard is a Melbourne-based historian and mother of two. Her recent research focuses on the families of Australian children who experience out-of-home care.
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