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 74
... live in a Tranquillity which is not dis- turbed by the inequality of Condition : The Earth and sea of their own accord furnishes them with all things necessary for life ; they covet not Magnificent Houses , Household - stuff & c . they live ...
... live in a Tranquillity which is not dis- turbed by the inequality of Condition : The Earth and sea of their own accord furnishes them with all things necessary for life ; they covet not Magnificent Houses , Household - stuff & c . they live ...
Page 91
... lives is his . Margaret Valladian lives in the geography of a white world : she has to create the domain of Aboriginality . Her battle , and that of so many like her , is to raise the level of consciousness of what they already have ...
... lives is his . Margaret Valladian lives in the geography of a white world : she has to create the domain of Aboriginality . Her battle , and that of so many like her , is to raise the level of consciousness of what they already have ...
Page 250
... lives that we Australians live out- side the place of work . As Hancock said , with a playful mixture of banality and insight : " There are no classes in Australia except in the economic sense " . He was viewing Australian society ...
... lives that we Australians live out- side the place of work . As Hancock said , with a playful mixture of banality and insight : " There are no classes in Australia except in the economic sense " . He was viewing Australian society ...
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 |