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
... night . It wasn't . I've spent great and terrible nights . Like the one I told him about . Joe was droving and the baby was ten months old the time it happened . He was the one Mr Law- son mentioned that I had without anyone with me ...
... night . It wasn't . I've spent great and terrible nights . Like the one I told him about . Joe was droving and the baby was ten months old the time it happened . He was the one Mr Law- son mentioned that I had without anyone with me ...
Page 174
... nights in the lounge with the lights out . Heart - rending , that is . Makes me laugh . The lights out and the blinds ... night . I've heard worse than that . You can tell he's a foreigner by the words he uses , like " inter - species ...
... nights in the lounge with the lights out . Heart - rending , that is . Makes me laugh . The lights out and the blinds ... night . I've heard worse than that . You can tell he's a foreigner by the words he uses , like " inter - species ...
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... night walk round the poorer quarters of any of our large colo- nial cities [ where ] they will see such things as they will never forget . They will see vice and sin in full development . They will see poor peo- ple herding in wretched ...
... night walk round the poorer quarters of any of our large colo- nial cities [ where ] they will see such things as they will never forget . They will see vice and sin in full development . They will see poor peo- ple herding in wretched ...
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 |