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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... poem . But you try it ; it's not as easy as it looks . - I wish they had more poems from women . I don't mean I like them just because they're women's poems , but some of them re- ally get into the heart of things . Everyone says Mrs ...
... poem . But you try it ; it's not as easy as it looks . - I wish they had more poems from women . I don't mean I like them just because they're women's poems , but some of them re- ally get into the heart of things . Everyone says Mrs ...
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... poem was published posthumously in collected editions of Kendall's work in 1886 and 1890. Paterson must have read it there for it forms the basis of the historical section in his poem " Song of the Future " which is the classic ...
... poem was published posthumously in collected editions of Kendall's work in 1886 and 1890. Paterson must have read it there for it forms the basis of the historical section in his poem " Song of the Future " which is the classic ...
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... poem is more concerned with the achievements of those who came after them . The mountains saw them marching by : They faced the all - consuming drought , They would not rest in settled land : But , taking each his life in hand , Their ...
... poem is more concerned with the achievements of those who came after them . The mountains saw them marching by : They faced the all - consuming drought , They would not rest in settled land : But , taking each his life in hand , Their ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |