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 168
... knew she had her hands on me , and she knew what she was doing . Only time I worried was when she went off down the cowyard with the bucket to get some milk for the kids . I thought she mightn't come back , being who she was . It made ...
... knew she had her hands on me , and she knew what she was doing . Only time I worried was when she went off down the cowyard with the bucket to get some milk for the kids . I thought she mightn't come back , being who she was . It made ...
Page 171
... knew it ; he knew how the ground reaches up into you . Then there was Murray Bail . I never remember seeing him , though he may have called himself something different then . He doesn't sound like one from our part of the country more ...
... knew it ; he knew how the ground reaches up into you . Then there was Murray Bail . I never remember seeing him , though he may have called himself something different then . He doesn't sound like one from our part of the country more ...
Page 172
... knew him read any- thing much except for the racing pages in the paper and the labels on bottles , to see whether they'd thought up a better germ - killer than the one before . All my life I never knew anyone who worried so much about ...
... knew him read any- thing much except for the racing pages in the paper and the labels on bottles , to see whether they'd thought up a better germ - killer than the one before . All my life I never knew anyone who worried so much about ...
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 |