Extract: Nation, Memory, Myth by Steve Vizard
Posted on 11 Jun 2025
How does myth generate meaning for a nation and its citizens? How does a national myth transform into symbolic performances of cultural memory and kinship?
James Morton
James Morton, a former defence lawyer in England, is one of Britain's leading experts on crime, and the author of more than twenty books including his best-selling Gangland series. He also co-authors Shotgun and Standover, an account of the Painters and Dockers' union. Together with Susannah Lobez, he has written four books including Dangerous to Know and Kings of Stings
Books
Gangland: This Unsporting Life
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522874808
Gangland: The Great Escapes
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522870237
Gangland: Oz
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522868630
Bent
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522870855
Gangland: Robbers
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522870251
Dangerous to Know
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522877274
Gangland: North, South & West
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522861242
Gangland: Queensland
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522861235
Gangland: Sydney
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522858709
Gangland: Melbourne
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
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ISBN: 9780522858693
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