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Being Australian

Author : Catriona Elder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000256359
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Being Australian written by Catriona Elder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a century of speculation by writers, filmmakers, travelers and scholars, being Australian' has become a recognisable shorthand for a group of national characteristics. Now, in an era of international terrorism, being seen as un-Australian' has become a potent rhetorical weapon for some, and a badge of honour for others. Catriona Elder explores the origins, meaning and effects of the many stories we tell about ourselves, and how they have changed over time. She outlines some of the traditional stories and their role in Australian nationalism, and she shows how concepts of egalitarianism, peaceful settlement and sporting prowess have been used to create a national identity. Elder also investigates the cultural and social perspectives that have been used to critique dominant accounts of Australian identity, including ideas of class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and race. She shows how these critiques have been, in turn, queried in recent years. Being Australian is an ideal introduction to studying Australia for anyone interested in understanding Australian society, culture and history. A clever work: incisive and original. At a time when Australian identities have never been more debated, Elder finds an open way through the closed doors which often restrict cultural representations of Australian-ness.' Professor Adam Shoemaker, Dean of Arts, ANU This is a timely and significant new analysis essential reading on issues of identity and our own anxieties about national belonging and what it means to be Australian' in a globalising world.' Kate Darian-Smith, Professor of Australian Studies and History, University of Melbourne

How to be Australian

Author : Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Publisher : Affirm Press
ISBN 13 : 192240019X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book How to be Australian written by Ashley Kalagian Blunt and published by Affirm Press. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ashley persuades her new husband Steve to leave snowy Canada and join her for a year Down Under, she looks forward to an easy transition. After all, Australia’s just Canada with more sunshine and strange animals, right? But they soon discover things aren’t so simple. Steve struggles to settle and Ashley fears he will come to regret both the move and the marriage – especially after she loses her wedding rings on Bondi Beach. Baffled, homesick and increasingly anxious (in a land renowned for ‘no worries’), she is preparing to return to Canada when Steve shockingly announces that he wants to stay in Australia. Forever. For the sake of her marriage and her happiness, Ashley must find an Australia she can belong to: she decides to travel the country, learn its history, decode its cultural quirks and connect with as many residents as she can meet. How to Be Australian is a remarkable memoir, at once familiar and faraway, that shines a fresh, funny and fascinating light onto the country we think we know.

Quarterly Essay 64 The Australian Dream

Author : Stan Grant
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1925435369
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Quarterly Essay 64 The Australian Dream written by Stan Grant and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a landmark essay, Stan Grant writes Indigenous people back into the economic and multicultural history of Australia. This is the fascinating story of how fringe dwellers fought not just to survive, but to prosper. Their legacy is the extraordinary flowering of Indigenous success – cultural, sporting, intellectual and social – that we see today. Yet this flourishing co-exists with the boys of Don Dale, and the many others like them who live in the shadows of the nation. Grant examines how such Australians have been denied the possibilities of life, and argues eloquently that history is not destiny; that culture is not static. In doing so, he makes the case for a more capacious Australian Dream. ‘The idea that I am Australian hits me with a thud. It is a blinding self-realisation that collides with the comfortable notion of who I am. To be honest, for an Indigenous person, it can feel like a betrayal somehow – at the very least, a capitulation. We are so used to telling ourselves that Australia is a white country: am I now white? The reality is more ambiguous ... To borrow from Franz Kafka, identity is a cage in search of a bird.’ —Stan Grant, The Australian Dream

Coming Into Being Among the Australian Aborigines

Author : Ashley Montagu
Publisher : London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coming Into Being Among the Australian Aborigines written by Ashley Montagu and published by London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul. This book was released on 1974 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Being All Equal

Author : Judith Kapferer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000325601
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Being All Equal written by Judith Kapferer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there such a thing as an Australian national identity? Or is Australia just a melting pot of different peoples and cultures without a common culture? - What is distinctive and what is universal about everyday life in Australia? In a post-colonial age of globalizing economies, the political quest for national 'identity' is increasingly urgent. This topical book traces the ways in which the Australian state and its people struggle to represent the social and cultural practices of everyday life in an attempt to draw meaning from diverse understandings of pasts, presents and futures. Class, gender and ethnicity are shown to underpin this popular debate, fuelled by shifting interpretations of egalitarianism and individualism. The author -- a prominent Australian sociologist -- investigates how a nation's identity is created through its folk heroes and folk festivals, civic and domestic architecture, education, politics and art. Ned Kelly, Parliament House, the Melbourne Cup and the Adelaide Grand Prix are all interrogated for the light they shed on Australian ideologies and institutions.This book will be fascinating reading for those who seek a deeper understanding of how a national identity can be moulded and redefined.

Coming into Being Among the Australian Aborigines

Author : Ashley Montagu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136548378
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Coming into Being Among the Australian Aborigines written by Ashley Montagu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together all the evidence bearing upon the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines and subjects it to a scientific examination in the light of biological, social and psychological research. First published in 1937. This edition reprints the revised edition of 1974.

True Blue?

Author : Peter Goldsworthy
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741750598
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book True Blue? written by Peter Goldsworthy and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of some of the best Australian writing, both old and new, from across the continent, which reminds us of our heritage and shows we have much to be proud of.

The Australian Merino, Being a Treatise Upon Wool Growing in Australia ... Edited by G. S. Lang, Etc

Author : Thomas SHAW (Wool Salesman.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Australian Merino, Being a Treatise Upon Wool Growing in Australia ... Edited by G. S. Lang, Etc written by Thomas SHAW (Wool Salesman.) and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hand-Book for Australian Emigrants; Being a Descriptive History of Australia, and Containing an Account of the Climate, Soil and Natural Productions of New South Wales, South Australia, and Swan River Settlement, Etc

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Author : Samuel BUTLER (Settler in Australia.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Hand-Book for Australian Emigrants; Being a Descriptive History of Australia, and Containing an Account of the Climate, Soil and Natural Productions of New South Wales, South Australia, and Swan River Settlement, Etc written by Samuel BUTLER (Settler in Australia.) and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Emigration to the Australian Settlements; Being the Substance of Lectures Delivered in 1849. Second Edition

Author : Sir Arthur HODGSON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Emigration to the Australian Settlements; Being the Substance of Lectures Delivered in 1849. Second Edition written by Sir Arthur HODGSON and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dark Emu

Author : Bruce Pascoe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922142436
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Dark Emu written by Bruce Pascoe and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists that Aboriginal people right across the continent were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating and storing - behaviors inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag. Gerritsen and Gammage in their latest books support this premise but Pascoe takes this further and challenges the hunter-gatherer tag as a convenient lie. Almost all the evidence comes from the records and diaries of the Australian explorers, impeccable sources.

Growing Up African in Australia

Author : Maxine Beneba Clarke
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1743820879
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Growing Up African in Australia written by Maxine Beneba Clarke and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was born in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. My dad was a freedom fighter, waging war for an independent state: South Sudan. We lived in a small country town, in the deep south of Western Australia. I never knew black people could be Muslim until I met my North African friends. My mum and my dad courted illegally under the Apartheid regime. My first impression of Australia was a housing commission in the north of Tasmania. Somalis use this term, “Dhaqan Celis”. “Dhaqan” means culture and “Celis” means return. Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather’s poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House- hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself again. Welcome to African Australia. Compiled by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, with curatorial assistance from writers Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan, this anthology brings together voices from the regions of Africa and the African diaspora, including the Caribbean and the Americas. Told with passion, power and poise, these are the stories of African-diaspora Australians. Contributors include Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, Tariro Mavondo and many, many more. ‘A deeply moving and unforgettable read – there is something to learn from each page. FOUR AND A HALF STARS’ —Books+Publishing ‘A complex tapestry of stories specific in every thread and illuminating as a whole ... The wonderful strength of this anthology lies in the easily understood and the never imagined.’ —Readings ‘In the face of structural barriers to health care, education, housing and employment, the narratives in Growing Up African are tempered with stories of deep courage, hope, resilience and endurance.’ —The Conversation ‘Growing Up African in Australia is almost painfully timely. It speaks to the richness of a diaspora that is all too often deprived of its nuances ... Lively, moving, and often deeply affecting, it is an absolute must-read. FOUR AND A HALF STARS’ —The AU Review

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Author : Anita Heiss
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1743820429
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia written by Anita Heiss and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today. Contributors include: Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more. Winner, Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year at the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards ‘Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia is a mosaic, its more than 50 tiles – short personal essays with unique patterns, shapes, colours and textures – coming together to form a powerful portrait of resilience.’ —The Saturday Paper ‘... provides a diverse snapshot of Indigenous Australia from a much needed Aboriginal perspective.’ —The Saturday Age

Medical Journal of Australia

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Medical Journal of Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Author : Linnean Society of New South Wales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales written by Linnean Society of New South Wales and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Australian Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Australian Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Australia is Our Home

Author : Laura Giuffrida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648459309
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Australia is Our Home written by Laura Giuffrida and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are so excited to announce the publication of our first book: Australia is our home! With beautiful illustrations by Julia Chapman, this book is about the differences that make us special and that bring us together as Australians and as people. Although each child in the story comes from somewhere different, they have so much in common¿ and that's what makes Australia so unique! We are all part of the story of this wonderful place. We all live in Australia, Australia is our home, We make this country special, We make this land our own. Each book comes with a bonus sticker sheet featuring some favourite images from the book!