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 17
... European conditions ) that it quite dis- mayed the first observers . Clark suggests that the apparent uselessness of the land and the fact that its European inhabitants felt compelled to apologise for it instilled an initial sense of ...
... European conditions ) that it quite dis- mayed the first observers . Clark suggests that the apparent uselessness of the land and the fact that its European inhabitants felt compelled to apologise for it instilled an initial sense of ...
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... Europe and North America were also ransacking history , na- ture and folklore to construct national cultures . It was an outcome of the rise of European nationalism and , as in Australia , it was often associated with the growth of ...
... Europe and North America were also ransacking history , na- ture and folklore to construct national cultures . It was an outcome of the rise of European nationalism and , as in Australia , it was often associated with the growth of ...
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... European inhabitants of Australia . Some Tasmanian Ab- origines mostly likely saw Abel Tasman's party when it " discovered " Tasmania in 1642 , but if so they discreetly secluded themselves . Aborigines certainly witnessed the ...
... European inhabitants of Australia . Some Tasmanian Ab- origines mostly likely saw Abel Tasman's party when it " discovered " Tasmania in 1642 , but if so they discreetly secluded themselves . Aborigines certainly witnessed the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |