| Description |
298 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. White Australia ascendant, 1901-1939 -- Ch. 2. Post-war pressures for change -- Ch. 3. The deportation controversies -- Ch. 4. 'Good neighbours' -- Ch. 5. Inching towards change, 1953-1958 -- Ch. 6. Debating white Australia -- Ch. 7. Two champions of change -- Ch. 8. The 1966 policy changes -- Ch. 9. Ambiguous times, 1966-1972 -- Ch. 10. 'Give me a shovel ... ' -- Ch. 11. Beyond white Australia |
| Summary |
"The Long, Slow Death of White Australia plots the history of the White Australia policy and its gradual transformation as successive governments reluctantly gave ground on barring non-Europeans from Australia. It reveals the timid and ad hoc nature of many of the policy changes which took place, and questions the effect this had on public attitudes - both then and now. While many people supported the decision to abolish the policy in 1973, most remained committed to preserving Australia's white, Anglo-Celtic culture. The thwarting of this ideal after 1975 sowed the seeds for ongoing discontent."--BOOK JACKET |
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Did the White Australia policy really die? Or was it buried alive by bureaucrats and politicians keen to present a new face of Australia to the world? Tavan plots the history of the policy and offers new insights into Australia's past and present place in the world and the ideals that shaped the nation |
| Analysis |
Ethnic relations |
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White Australia policy |
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Immigration policy |
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Policy process |
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Race relations |
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Multiculturalism |
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Attitudes |
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History, 1901-1999 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 271-283 |
| Subject |
White Australia policy.
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Racism -- Australia.
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Multiculturalism -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007506
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Australia -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100476
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Australia -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007504
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| LC no. |
00002667 |
| ISBN |
1920769463 : |
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