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This book brings together a selection of essays by David Walker, Alfred Deakin Professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University, Victoria, on Australian representation of Asia. It addresses the key themes in the Australian response to Asia—survivalist anxieties, climate and race, population and immigration, gender and mythologies, and regional identities.
Also, it reveals the central role that Asia has played in the formation of ideas of nation and ...
From the late nineteenth century the Asianisation of Australia has sparked anxious comment. The great catchcries of the day – “the awakening East,” “the yellow peril”, “populate or perish” – had a direct bearing on how Australians viewed their future. Axious Nation provides a full and fascinating account of Australia’s complex engagement with Asia.