Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesGillian Whitlock, David Carter This introductory text for students and general readers is designed for use with the new ABC TV Open Learning program. Through a collection of 14 readings by writers and academics such as Graeme Davison and Gail Reekie it explores questions of Australian culture and identity. |
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Page 71
... Aborigines had not found the need to develop the structures and strategies of formalised war . Above all , Aboriginal culture was characterised by a fusion of the material and spiritual . The tasks of daily life were themselves imbued ...
... Aborigines had not found the need to develop the structures and strategies of formalised war . Above all , Aboriginal culture was characterised by a fusion of the material and spiritual . The tasks of daily life were themselves imbued ...
Page 81
... Aborigines " . Perhaps the men rather than the disci- pline were at fault but there was a pervasive attitude that said : avoid part - Aboriginal communities and their problems , eschew all research involving matters of policy , politics ...
... Aborigines " . Perhaps the men rather than the disci- pline were at fault but there was a pervasive attitude that said : avoid part - Aboriginal communities and their problems , eschew all research involving matters of policy , politics ...
Page 95
... Aboriginal , see myself as Ab- original , because I thought that I didn't look Aboriginal enough to be Aboriginal . And all those things like , ' You're so fair you can't be Aboriginal ' , and ' What about the part of you that isn't ...
... Aboriginal , see myself as Ab- original , because I thought that I didn't look Aboriginal enough to be Aboriginal . And all those things like , ' You're so fair you can't be Aboriginal ' , and ' What about the part of you that isn't ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |