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 42
... sick and tired of hearing people bleating about The Australian Way of Life " .43 Not that she deterred anyone : in 1953 alone , three significant general surveys of Australia appeared , one called The Australian Way of Life , and the ...
... sick and tired of hearing people bleating about The Australian Way of Life " .43 Not that she deterred anyone : in 1953 alone , three significant general surveys of Australia appeared , one called The Australian Way of Life , and the ...
Page 169
... sick fancies I had about wolves and that , I went back and scratched the soil off the hole and took the thing back with me and lifted the lid of the stove and dropped it into the heart of the fire . I don't know why I did that . That ...
... sick fancies I had about wolves and that , I went back and scratched the soil off the hole and took the thing back with me and lifted the lid of the stove and dropped it into the heart of the fire . I don't know why I did that . That ...
Page 172
... sick calf trying to look over a paling fence . Poor job he'd make of it . I never knew him ever put on old clothes for a bit of hard yakka . Too afraid people would see him and think he was used to it . That he was no bushman you could ...
... sick calf trying to look over a paling fence . Poor job he'd make of it . I never knew him ever put on old clothes for a bit of hard yakka . Too afraid people would see him and think he was used to it . That he was no bushman you could ...
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 |