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
... attitudes towards migrants in 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 ...
... attitudes towards migrants in 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 ...
Page 184
... attitudes and values throughout the interior regardless of state boundaries . . . The songs of the bushmen graphically reflect both their nomadic hab- its and their disrespect for policemen and the law they were em- ployed to enforce ...
... attitudes and values throughout the interior regardless of state boundaries . . . The songs of the bushmen graphically reflect both their nomadic hab- its and their disrespect for policemen and the law they were em- ployed to enforce ...
Page 235
... attitudes we need to know much more about urban character the character - of the people who lived in towns and cities and the character of the towns and cities themselves . The key to the cultural changes of the 1890s lies in Australian ...
... attitudes we need to know much more about urban character the character - of the people who lived in towns and cities and the character of the towns and cities themselves . The key to the cultural changes of the 1890s lies in Australian ...
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 |