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 160
... bushman was these writers ' love object . In 1888 Francis Adams gushed : Yonder the band is playing and fine young people walk . They are envying each other and talking their pretty empty talk . There , in the shade on the outskirts ...
... bushman was these writers ' love object . In 1888 Francis Adams gushed : Yonder the band is playing and fine young people walk . They are envying each other and talking their pretty empty talk . There , in the shade on the outskirts ...
Page 183
... bushman seems to have been greater than that of the townsman . In life as in folklore the man from " up the country " was usually regarded as a romantic and admirable figure . The attitude towards him was reminiscent , in some ...
... bushman seems to have been greater than that of the townsman . In life as in folklore the man from " up the country " was usually regarded as a romantic and admirable figure . The attitude towards him was reminiscent , in some ...
Page 263
... bushman ' I will be as far removed from the man of the sea - slope as the Northern Frenchman from the Southern , as the Castilian from the Andalusian . . . " , and passim . 10. R.E.N. Twopeny , Town Life in Australia , London , 1883 , p ...
... bushman ' I will be as far removed from the man of the sea - slope as the Northern Frenchman from the Southern , as the Castilian from the Andalusian . . . " , and passim . 10. R.E.N. Twopeny , Town Life in Australia , London , 1883 , p ...
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 |