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 110
... assimilated as the British : that is , they were capable of being absorbed without strain . " 11 The ideology of assimilation not only helped reduce public an- tagonism to an immigration program that , in terms of ethnic com- position ...
... assimilated as the British : that is , they were capable of being absorbed without strain . " 11 The ideology of assimilation not only helped reduce public an- tagonism to an immigration program that , in terms of ethnic com- position ...
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... assimilation into the community . Any ob- struction to his learning the language should be strongly resisted . We think that catering for him in his own tongue would constitute such an obstruction . 12 This view permeated education ...
... assimilation into the community . Any ob- struction to his learning the language should be strongly resisted . We think that catering for him in his own tongue would constitute such an obstruction . 12 This view permeated education ...
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... assimilation approach to migrant problems may have been useful in dispelling Australian fears of the " new Australians " , but it did not endear the migrants them- selves to this land of " endless opportunity " . The stage was set for a ...
... assimilation approach to migrant problems may have been useful in dispelling Australian fears of the " new Australians " , but it did not endear the migrants them- selves to this land of " endless opportunity " . The stage was set for a ...
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 |