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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... suburban - Commentators have frequently remarked that Australia is one of the most urban nations on earth . What is ... suburban life style was a key element in the notion of " the Austra- lian way of life " that developed in the 1950s ...
... suburban - Commentators have frequently remarked that Australia is one of the most urban nations on earth . What is ... suburban life style was a key element in the notion of " the Austra- lian way of life " that developed in the 1950s ...
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... suburban fate . In the third , the subur- ban home is reborn as a crucible of a more humane civilisation . " The suburban home is a horror " In 1945 Nettie Palmer wrote to her daughter of some mutual friends : She was answering one I ...
... suburban fate . In the third , the subur- ban home is reborn as a crucible of a more humane civilisation . " The suburban home is a horror " In 1945 Nettie Palmer wrote to her daughter of some mutual friends : She was answering one I ...
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... suburban home is a blasphemy . It denies life . Young men it would save from wine , and young women from love . But love and wine are eternal verities . They are moral . The suburban home is deplorably immoral.3 Esson's friend Vance ...
... suburban home is a blasphemy . It denies life . Young men it would save from wine , and young women from love . But love and wine are eternal verities . They are moral . The suburban home is deplorably immoral.3 Esson's friend Vance ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |