America, the forbidden fruit: anti-American sentiment in "Robbery Under Arms"

Authors

James Dahlstrom, University of Wollongong

RIS ID

45410

Publication Details

Dahlstrom, J. 2011, 'America, the forbidden fruit: anti-American sentiment in "Robbery Under Arms"', Antipodes, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 145-150.

Abstract

While anti-America n sentiment and questions of Americanization in Australian Literature emerged in earnest after World War II (Mosler and Catley 26–7), historical research suggests that Australians have had a love–hate relationship with Americans since the establishment of the first colonies.