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 198
... urban writing , each firmly rooted in the London context . As bookish schoolboys in the 1860s and 1870s the Bulletin's writers naturally fell under the pervasive influence of Charles Dickens's rich , but essentially seg- mental and ...
... urban writing , each firmly rooted in the London context . As bookish schoolboys in the 1860s and 1870s the Bulletin's writers naturally fell under the pervasive influence of Charles Dickens's rich , but essentially seg- mental and ...
Page 238
... urban life . The earlier pride and faith in cities , which was particularly apparent in the 1880s , gave way to feelings of insecurity and distrust . The reaction took the form of rural fundamentalism and nationalism . In the 1890s ...
... urban life . The earlier pride and faith in cities , which was particularly apparent in the 1880s , gave way to feelings of insecurity and distrust . The reaction took the form of rural fundamentalism and nationalism . In the 1890s ...
Page 244
... urban populace a standard of living which primary exporters could not afford to subsidise.6 But Hancock had a sense of the political ambiguity of the sub- urban spirit . " Conservatives may console themselves that , even in a so ...
... urban populace a standard of living which primary exporters could not afford to subsidise.6 But Hancock had a sense of the political ambiguity of the sub- urban spirit . " Conservatives may console themselves that , even in a so ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |