The Imaginary Australian

The Imaginary Australian
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Publisher : UNSW Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0868406651
ISBN-13 : 9780868406657
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Book Synopsis The Imaginary Australian by : Miriam Dixson

Download or read book The Imaginary Australian written by Miriam Dixson and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examination of the nature of Australian national identity; includes reference to Aborigines discussed in terms of violence, racism, guilt, remorse and memory; questions the characterisation of race relations through forgetting and silence (Stanner) and violence (Rowley); argues that simplified historical narratives about race relations impede reparative energy in race relations; psychological understanding of racism; theories of the nation; crisis of history and time in Australia and its impact on identity.


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