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Mass immigration post World War II has transformed Australian society and politics. This is indeed a far cry from the vision of the architects of the ‘White Australia’ policy over a hundred years ago.
This volume explores this dramatic change by examining the politics of the peopling of Australia dating from the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, the so-called ‘White Australia’ policy which sought to forge the Australian nation as a ...
Through an exploration and analysis of a vast number of literary and cultural narratives from the 1970s to the present, this book explores how motherhood is ideologically constructed as the woman’s primary role in India. It deals with various theoretical approaches to motherhood including the bio-determinist, Anthropological perspectives, and examines issues such as reproductive choice, infertility, assisted, reproductive technologies, abortion, voluntary ...
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.