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 11
... dominant modern sense . But the sense of a racial group should not be ignored - persistent emphasis on " British ... dominance . But perhaps more important has been the sense of the nation to mean the whole people of a country , given ...
... dominant modern sense . But the sense of a racial group should not be ignored - persistent emphasis on " British ... dominance . But perhaps more important has been the sense of the nation to mean the whole people of a country , given ...
Page 136
... dominant discourse in the attempt to define the na- tion , and is likely to remain so for some time . Multiculturalism has become a necessary ideology . Multiculturalism is progressive because it attempts to define the nation in non ...
... dominant discourse in the attempt to define the na- tion , and is likely to remain so for some time . Multiculturalism has become a necessary ideology . Multiculturalism is progressive because it attempts to define the nation in non ...
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... dominance of a particular type of national char- acter by the 1890s , this does not detract from the great significance of ... dominant , became increasingly inadequate and inefficient in certain areas of economic and political activity ...
... dominance of a particular type of national char- acter by the 1890s , this does not detract from the great significance of ... dominant , became increasingly inadequate and inefficient in certain areas of economic and political activity ...
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 |