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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... Australian society . The basic tenet of Australian immigration policy for over 100 years was " White Australia " . Before Federation , the Colonies in- troduced anti - Chinese immigration restriction acts as a response to the influx of ...
... Australian society . The basic tenet of Australian immigration policy for over 100 years was " White Australia " . Before Federation , the Colonies in- troduced anti - Chinese immigration restriction acts as a response to the influx of ...
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... society . It thus appears as a departure from previously prevailing racist and na- tionalistic stereotypes of the nation . But this progressive move bears problems : how is the tension between ethnic pluralism and the cohesiveness of ...
... society . It thus appears as a departure from previously prevailing racist and na- tionalistic stereotypes of the nation . But this progressive move bears problems : how is the tension between ethnic pluralism and the cohesiveness of ...
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... Australian Ethnic Affairs Council , Australia as a Multicultural Society , AGPS , Canberra , August 1977 , p.16 . 21. Australian Council on Population and Ethnic Affairs , Multicultural- ism for all Australians : our developing ...
... Australian Ethnic Affairs Council , Australia as a Multicultural Society , AGPS , Canberra , August 1977 , p.16 . 21. Australian Council on Population and Ethnic Affairs , Multicultural- ism for all Australians : our developing ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |