Transforming a 'White Australia'

Transforming a 'White Australia'

Author: Laksiri Jayasuriya

Publisher: SSS Publications

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 8190228293

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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 'citadel of the British speaking race' (Prime Minister Curtin). The book examines how critical issues of race and immigration still haunt the political landscape even as we find an increasingly cosmopolitan Australia becoming more Asian oriented. As a study of this unique and successful experiment in creating a diverse and multicultural society, this book will be useful to anyone interested in what drives and sustains a diverse and pluralistic society.


Transformations

Transformations

Author: Sarah Ahmed

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-07-19

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 113459965X

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With contributions from some of the most important current feminist thinkers, Transformations traces both the shifts in thinking that have allowed feminism to arrive at its present point, and the way that feminist agendas have progressed in line with wider social developments. A thorough reassessment of feminism's place in contemporary life, the authors engage in current debates as diverse as globalization, technoscience, embodiment and performativity, taking feminism in fresh directions, mapping new territory and suggesting alternative possibilities.


Transformations

Transformations

Author: Sara Ahmed

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 0415220661

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This text is a thorough reassessment of feminism's place in contemporary life. The book traces both the shifts that have allowed feminism to arrive at its present point, and the way that feminist agendas have progressed.


Turning Points in Australian History

Turning Points in Australian History

Author: Martin Crotty

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1921410566

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This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in Australian history. Rather than arguing that there have been forks on a pre-determined road, the book challenges us to think about other paths or better paths that might have led to different outcomes.


Industrial Transformation and Challenge in Australia and Canada

Industrial Transformation and Challenge in Australia and Canada

Author: Roger Hayter

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1990-12-15

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 077358238X

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Canadian and Australian economic geographers provide a comparative analysis of the economies of the two countries as both nations attempt to redefine their roles in a rapidly changing world.


The Demographic Transformations of Citizenship

The Demographic Transformations of Citizenship

Author: Heli Askola

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 131681775X

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The Demographic Transformations of Citizenship examines how attempts by contemporary states to govern demographic anxieties are shaping ideas about citizenship both as a boundary-maintaining mechanism and as an ideal of equal membership. These anxieties, while most often centred upon immigration, also stem from other demographic changes unfolding in contemporary states - most notably, the long-standing trend towards lower birth rates and consequent population ageing. With attention to such topics as control over borders, national identity, gender roles, family life and changing stages of life, Askola examines the impact of demographic changes, including but not limited to immigration. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, including law, demography, and sociology, this book discusses how efforts to manage demographic anxieties are profoundly altering ideas about citizenship and belonging.


The Global Transformation

The Global Transformation

Author: Barry Buzan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-05

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 1107035570

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This book shows how the political, economic, military and cultural revolutions of the nineteenth century shaped modern international relations.


Social Transformation and Migration

Social Transformation and Migration

Author: S. Castles

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1137474955

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This book examines theories and specific experiences of international migration and social transformation, with special reference to the effects of neo-liberal globalization on four societies with vastly different historical and cultural characteristics: South Korea, Australia, Turkey and Mexico.


Globalization and Social Transformation in the Asia-Pacific

Globalization and Social Transformation in the Asia-Pacific

Author: C. Tazreiter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1137298383

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The contributors engage with a range of critical and contemporary issues of two key societies in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia and Malaysia. These include foreign policy and national security; multiculturalism and citizenship; the middle class; global governance; migrants and international students.


Museum Transformations

Museum Transformations

Author: Annie E. Coombes

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 1119642043

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MUSEUM TRANSFORMATIONS DECOLONIZATION AND DEMOCRATIZATION Edited By ANNIE E. COOMBES AND RUTH B. PHILLIPS Museum Transformations: Decolonization and Democratization addresses contemporary approaches to decolonization, greater democratization, and revisionist narratives in museum exhibition and program development around the world. The text explores how museums of art, history, and ethnography responded to deconstructive critiques from activists and poststructuralist and postcolonial theorists, and provided models for change to other types of museums and heritage sites. The volume's first set of essays discuss the role of the museum in the narration of difficult histories, and how altering the social attitudes and political structures that enable oppression requires the recognition of past histories of political and racial oppression and colonization in museums. Subsequent essays consider the museum's new roles in social action and discuss experimental projects that work to change power dynamics within institutions and leverage digital technology and new media.