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 9
... mean " the nation " ? - Discussion of Australia's national day even if only as a means of introducing the problematic status of " Australia " - brings the issue of Australia as a nation to the fore , and goes back to one of the initial ...
... mean " the nation " ? - Discussion of Australia's national day even if only as a means of introducing the problematic status of " Australia " - brings the issue of Australia as a nation to the fore , and goes back to one of the initial ...
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... means of distinguishing colonial society in a posi- tive way from the British mainstream . The tool that came to hand for this purpose was nationalism . There is a paradox here , since those who identified with the col- ony were looking ...
... means of distinguishing colonial society in a posi- tive way from the British mainstream . The tool that came to hand for this purpose was nationalism . There is a paradox here , since those who identified with the col- ony were looking ...
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... means neither clothes , nor houses , nor indus- tries , nor science , nor culture , nor taste , nor literature , nor art . " Much of these are present but they stand outside the essential idea of civilisation : they belong to it ...
... means neither clothes , nor houses , nor indus- tries , nor science , nor culture , nor taste , nor literature , nor art . " Much of these are present but they stand outside the essential idea of civilisation : they belong to it ...
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 |