| Description |
xii, 371 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Pt. 1. Modern mobilities. 1.The coming man: Chinese migration to the goldfields -- Pt. 2. Discursive frameworks. 2. The American Commonwealth and the 'negro problem' -- 3. 'The day will come': Charles Pearson's disturbing prophecy -- 4. Theodore Roosevelt's re-assertion of racial vigour -- 5. Imperial brotherhood or white? Gandhi in South Africa -- Pt. 3. Transnational solidarities. 6 White Australia points the way -- 7. Defending the Pacific Slope -- 8. White ties across the ocean: the Pacific tour of the US fleet -- 9. The Union of South Africa: white men reconcile -- Pt. 4. Challenge and consolidation. 10. International conferences: cosmopolitan amity or racial enmity? -- 11. Japanese alienation and imperial ambition -- 12. Racial equality? The Paris Peace Conference, 1919 -- 13. Immigration restriction in the 1920s: 'segregation on a large scale' -- Pt. 5. Towards universal human rights. 14. Individual rights without distinction |
| Summary |
Annotation pending |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Civil rights - History |
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Cultural studies (Australia) |
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Equality |
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Ethnic relations |
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Ethnic studies (Australia) |
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History, 1801-1900 |
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History, 1901-1999 |
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Human rights |
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Human rights - History |
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Immigration |
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Japan |
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Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia) |
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Race relations - History |
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Racism - History |
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South Africa |
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United States |
| Notes |
First published in the UK and USA by Cambridge University Press |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Notes |
Qld Premier's Literary Awards : Winner : History Book Award - Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award, 2008 |
| Subject |
Civil rights -- History.
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Equality.
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Human rights -- History.
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Race relations -- History.
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Racism -- History.
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White Australia policy.
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Race relations -- History.
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| Author |
Reynolds, Henry, 1938- author
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| LC no. |
2008428059 |
| ISBN |
051137738X (ebook) |
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9780511377389 (ebook) |
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9780522854787 (paperback) |
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