Peter Monteath Explained
| Peter Monteath |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Awards: | Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1997)
Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize (2004) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Queensland (BA [Hons])
University of Siegen (MA)
Griffith University (PhD) |
| Thesis Title: | Literature, Politics and War: The Impact of Political Commitment on the International Literature of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 |
| Thesis Url: | http://librarycatalogue.griffith.edu.au/search/q?author=monteath+peter+david&title=literature+politics+war+impact+political+commitment+international+literature+spanish+civil+war+1936+1939+by+peter+david+monteath&submit=Search |
| Thesis Year: | 1990 |
| Workplaces: | Flinders University |
| Main Interests: | Modern European and Australian history
Prisoners of war and internment |
| Notable Works: | P.O.W. (2011)
Red Professor (2015) |
Peter David Monteath (born 1961) is an Australian historian and academic. He is a professor in Modern European History at Flinders University in South Australia. Monteath's research interests are in modern European and Australian history. He has a particular interest in prisoners of war, internment, and the German presence in Australia and has written extensively on these subjects.[1] [2]
With Jean Fornasiero and John West-Soob, Monteath co-authored Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders (Wakefield Press, 2004), which won the 2004 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize.[3]
Monteath co-authored with Valerie Munt Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose (Wakefield Press, 2015), which was shortlisted for the 2016 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History.[4]
Bibliography
Author
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Writing the Good Fight: Political Commitment in the International Literature of the Spanish Civil War. 1994. Greenwood Press. Westport, Connecticut. 031328766X. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Fornasiero. Jean. West-Sooby. John. Encountering Terra Australis: The Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders. 2004. Wakefield Press. Kent Town, South Australia. 1862546258. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Dear Dr Janzow: Australia's Lutheran Churches and Refugees from Hitler's Germany. 2005. Australian Humanities Press. Unley, South Australia. 0975831305. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. P.O.W.: Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich. 2011. Macmillan. Sydney. 9781742610085. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Paul. Mandy. Martin. Rebecca. Interned: Torrens Island 1914-1915. 2014. Wakefield Press. Mile End, South Australia. 9781743053386. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Munt. Valerie. Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose. 2015. Wakefield Press. Mile End, South Australia. 9781743053720. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Escape Artist: The Incredible Second World War of Johnny Peck. 2017. NewSouth Publishing. Sydney. 9781742235509. 1.
- Book: Monteath, Peter. Captured Lives: Australia's Wartime Internment Camps. 2018. NLA Publishing. Canberra. 9780642279248. 1.
Editor
- Book: Monteath. Peter. The Spanish Civil War in Literature, Film, and Art: An International Bibliography of Secondary Literature. 1994. Greenwood Press. Westport, Connecticut. 0313292620. 1.
- Book: Smith. Samuel. Monteath. Peter. Sailing with Flinders: The Journal of Seaman Samuel Smith. 2002. Corkwood Press. Adelaide. 1876247134. 1.
- Book: Creaghe. Caroline. Monteath. Peter. The Diary of Emily Creaghe Creaghe: Explorer. 2004. Corkwood Press. Adelaide. 9781876247140. 1.
- Book: Monteath. Peter. Germans: Travellers, Settlers and their Descendants in South Australia. 2011. Wakefield Press. Kent Town, South Australia. 9781743050101. 1.
- Book: Gerstäcker. Friedrich. Monteath. Peter. Australia: A German traveller in the age of gold. 2016. Wakefield Press. Mile End, South Australia. 9781743054192. 1.
Notes and References
- Web site: Peter Monteath . . n.d. . 2017-06-14.
- Web site: Peter Monteath on Trove Books. National Library of Australia. 15 June 2017.
- Web site: Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize. Australian National Maritime Museum. 14 June 2017.
- Web site: 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shortlist. Ministers for the Department of Communications and the Arts. 15 June 2017.
