Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesThe historical development and changing contours of Australian culture and identity are traced through contemporary debates on nationality, Aboriginality, multiculturalism, gender, the bush legend, and suburbanism. The choice of readings, together with their presentation within the context of these key debates, provides an indispensable resource for general readers as well as students and teachers of Australian Studies. Images of Australia- An Introductory Reader in Australian Studiesis also designed for use by TV Open Learning students in association with the ABC television programs produced for the Griffith University course, Australian Studies- Images of Australia. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Think White | 94 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Aborigines Al Grassby areas argued artists assimilation attitudes Austra Australia Day Australian culture Australian history Australian Legend Australian society Australian-born Blainey bohemianism British Bulletin bush bushman celebration character civilisation colonial colour context debate define distinctive dominant drover economic Ethnic Affairs ethos European feminist groups Heidelberg School Henry Lawson historians ideas ideology image of Australia imagined community immigration important influence intellectual interests J.F. Archibald Jupp Report labour market land larrikin lian literary literature living London look masculinist masculinity mateship means Melbourne ment multiculturalism myth national identity nationalist nineteenth century outback pastoral Paterson pioneer legend poem political population post-war Price Warung programs Queensland racist radical Reading Richard White Russel Ward sense settlement settlers social South Wales squatters suburban suburbia Sydney things tion tradition tralian urban values Victor Daley Western White Australia White Australia policy women writers
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian Studies Australian studies, images of Australia Images of Australia UQP paperbacks open learning |
| Editors | Gillian Whitlock, David Carter |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | UQP, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0702224472, 9780702224478 |
| Length | 268 pages |
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