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 93
... sure where it came from , is not certain where it is and is undecided about where it is going . Some of the black domains are intact . There ceremonial life can and does maintain an ideology in this civilisational sense . Their struggle ...
... sure where it came from , is not certain where it is and is undecided about where it is going . Some of the black domains are intact . There ceremonial life can and does maintain an ideology in this civilisational sense . Their struggle ...
Page 98
... sure I stick out like a sore thumb to people and they wonder , they think , this woman's a bit strange . Also I found that I lost a lot of contact with the white people I'd spent a lot of time with . That was a long process , partly ...
... sure I stick out like a sore thumb to people and they wonder , they think , this woman's a bit strange . Also I found that I lost a lot of contact with the white people I'd spent a lot of time with . That was a long process , partly ...
Page 185
... sure to end in drunkenness and mischief- they talk of forming a club ! They have too much control over their masters already ; and club - law would be a terrible exercise and increase of their power . 12 And " a man who had come from ...
... sure to end in drunkenness and mischief- they talk of forming a club ! They have too much control over their masters already ; and club - law would be a terrible exercise and increase of their power . 12 And " a man who had come from ...
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 |