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 80
... head - banded , bearded , loin- clothed , sometimes ochred , one foot up , a clutch of spears , ready to hunt or exhibiting eternal , mystical vigilance . Libraries of material often of great value and scholarship - have helped create ...
... head - banded , bearded , loin- clothed , sometimes ochred , one foot up , a clutch of spears , ready to hunt or exhibiting eternal , mystical vigilance . Libraries of material often of great value and scholarship - have helped create ...
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... head during the First World War in the context of the Irish fight for independence and the con- flict on conscription in Australia . The concept " Anglo - Celtic ” , commonly used in debates on multiculturalism today , is an ill - con ...
... head during the First World War in the context of the Irish fight for independence and the con- flict on conscription in Australia . The concept " Anglo - Celtic ” , commonly used in debates on multiculturalism today , is an ill - con ...
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... head full of strange fears out of things I'd read about vampires and wolves ' claws digging him up . It was when I had finished and was making it all tidy that I suddenly felt the pains , and there was no mistaking what they were . I ...
... head full of strange fears out of things I'd read about vampires and wolves ' claws digging him up . It was when I had finished and was making it all tidy that I suddenly felt the pains , and there was no mistaking what they were . I ...
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 |