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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... stay with the British founding moment presum- ably see Australia in terms of links with an older culture , a depen- dent component in a broader British cultural grouping . Those who would prefer to celebrate nationhood or " coming of ...
... stay with the British founding moment presum- ably see Australia in terms of links with an older culture , a depen- dent component in a broader British cultural grouping . Those who would prefer to celebrate nationhood or " coming of ...
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... stay at present at a boarding house in town Drinking beer and lemon squashes , taking baths and cooling down.20 The most ludicrous expedition was surely that undertaken by four self - styled bohemians associated with the Dawn and Dusk ...
... stay at present at a boarding house in town Drinking beer and lemon squashes , taking baths and cooling down.20 The most ludicrous expedition was surely that undertaken by four self - styled bohemians associated with the Dawn and Dusk ...
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... stay a bloody Reffo ! " ' 53 The idea that " the Australian Way of Life " might in fact only boil down to beer and gambling disturbed some writers . They wanted to define its true essence , but they simply repeated the vague rhetoric of ...
... stay a bloody Reffo ! " ' 53 The idea that " the Australian Way of Life " might in fact only boil down to beer and gambling disturbed some writers . They wanted to define its true essence , but they simply repeated the vague rhetoric of ...
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 |