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 76
... told us was full or half or quarter or eighth . South Africa's criteria for race classification in- clude appearance or skin colour , descent or origin ( the so - called test of blood ) , general acceptance and repute and mode of living ...
... told us was full or half or quarter or eighth . South Africa's criteria for race classification in- clude appearance or skin colour , descent or origin ( the so - called test of blood ) , general acceptance and repute and mode of living ...
Page 99
... told to stand and look all around , which I did , and they said ' Now , all of that's yours ' . It's all bounded by natural boundaries . None of it , before the gubs ( white people ) got here anyway , none of it was subdivided for in ...
... told to stand and look all around , which I did , and they said ' Now , all of that's yours ' . It's all bounded by natural boundaries . None of it , before the gubs ( white people ) got here anyway , none of it was subdivided for in ...
Page 167
... told him a lot . Talked too much - must've because some of it he took and turned into that story about the snake , as though what I'd really told him wasn't true or wasn't fit . His snake story was true enough . Nobody goes to sleep ...
... told him a lot . Talked too much - must've because some of it he took and turned into that story about the snake , as though what I'd really told him wasn't true or wasn't fit . His snake story was true enough . Nobody goes to sleep ...
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 |