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 167
... he'd ask things , wanting more . - So I told him a lot . Talked too much - must've because some of it he took and turned into that story about the snake , as though what I'd really told him wasn't true or wasn't fit . His snake story ...
... he'd ask things , wanting more . - So I told him a lot . Talked too much - must've because some of it he took and turned into that story about the snake , as though what I'd really told him wasn't true or wasn't fit . His snake story ...
Page 172
... he'd come home wanting his tea . If they'd been women he'd come home with spit in the corners of his mouth and some of the things he wanted , in the dark with the blinds down , would've fetched him a bullet if he'd been an animal want ...
... he'd come home wanting his tea . If they'd been women he'd come home with spit in the corners of his mouth and some of the things he wanted , in the dark with the blinds down , would've fetched him a bullet if he'd been an animal want ...
Page 174
... he'd never learn to do for himself the way men learn in the bush . Truth is I worried about those kids of his when I'd left . Kay'd have been all right , but young Kev was a picky little kid , had a weak stomach . After him , I thought ...
... he'd never learn to do for himself the way men learn in the bush . Truth is I worried about those kids of his when I'd left . Kay'd have been all right , but young Kev was a picky little kid , had a weak stomach . After him , I thought ...
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 |