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 52
... Australia . " Pluralism " was a convenient way of coping with the refusal of minority groups to accept " the Australian Way of Life " as their own . In addition , strict adherence to the " White Australia " policy was quietly replaced by a ...
... Australia . " Pluralism " was a convenient way of coping with the refusal of minority groups to accept " the Australian Way of Life " as their own . In addition , strict adherence to the " White Australia " policy was quietly replaced by a ...
Page 103
... White Australia policy . Black labour from the Pa- cific Islands , the " Kanakas " , were expelled from Queensland sugar plantations and the Chinese were to be kept out . Australia needed immigrants , but only whites were welcome . This ...
... White Australia policy . Black labour from the Pa- cific Islands , the " Kanakas " , were expelled from Queensland sugar plantations and the Chinese were to be kept out . Australia needed immigrants , but only whites were welcome . This ...
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... White Australia Policy . Humphrey McQueen has drawn attention to the role of racism in the construction of the Australian labour movement.4 The restric- tion of immigration and the call for a white Australia were themes which had ...
... White Australia Policy . Humphrey McQueen has drawn attention to the role of racism in the construction of the Australian labour movement.4 The restric- tion of immigration and the call for a white Australia were themes which had ...
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 |