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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... debate . We have seen that historical period and cultural environment affect the de- bate . For instance that the debate over Australia in the late nine- teenth century was about " the national type " depended on two features of the ...
... debate . We have seen that historical period and cultural environment affect the de- bate . For instance that the debate over Australia in the late nine- teenth century was about " the national type " depended on two features of the ...
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... debates earlier . It took just under a decade of economic recession before public concern and debate raised immigration policy from a curiosity to national contro- versy . While far - right political groups such as the National Front ...
... debates earlier . It took just under a decade of economic recession before public concern and debate raised immigration policy from a curiosity to national contro- versy . While far - right political groups such as the National Front ...
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... debates . Discussion of issues such as the family , feminism , sexuality , reproduction , sexual violence , domestic labour or even " women " in Australian history is entirely absent . Feminist contributions to historical debate have ...
... debates . Discussion of issues such as the family , feminism , sexuality , reproduction , sexual violence , domestic labour or even " women " in Australian history is entirely absent . Feminist contributions to historical debate have ...
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 |