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 209
... Paterson measures the extent of this achievement by dealing with a sceptic who declares " it was not much " since the resistance to expansion was slight and the stock objection blood was spilt " : - It was not much ! but we who know The ...
... Paterson measures the extent of this achievement by dealing with a sceptic who declares " it was not much " since the resistance to expansion was slight and the stock objection blood was spilt " : - It was not much ! but we who know The ...
Page 217
... Paterson and Lawson were attracted to the pioneers as nationalists , but also as radicals . They used the past to condemn the present . However , the pioneer legend quickly shed its radical overtones . Paterson's classic statement ...
... Paterson and Lawson were attracted to the pioneers as nationalists , but also as radicals . They used the past to condemn the present . However , the pioneer legend quickly shed its radical overtones . Paterson's classic statement ...
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... Paterson was interested primarily in " Australian " songs , yet it seems quite possible that English , Irish , Scottish and Ameri- can songs , which Paterson did not collect , were much more widely known and sung . In fact many of the ...
... Paterson was interested primarily in " Australian " songs , yet it seems quite possible that English , Irish , Scottish and Ameri- can songs , which Paterson did not collect , were much more widely known and sung . In fact many of the ...
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 |