Paperback
Australia’s Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century , David Walker and Agnieszka Sobocinska have assembled an impressive group of scholars across a range of disciplines to present a broadly conceived cultural history that places Asia at or near the centre of our national story.
Australia's Asia
From Yellow Peril to Asian Century
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2012
Summary
To imagine that we confront Asia for the first time in the twenty-first century is to deny our history and the self-awareness that comes from understanding that we have been here before. Asia appears throughout modern Australian history as a source of anxiety or hope. Generic Asia has been imagined, visited and invoked, as have the individual nations that make up the Asian continent. It has been a presence both within and outside Australia, shaping who we are as well as our engagement with…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742583495 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742583490 |
| Author: | David Walker, Agnieszka Sobocinska |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWAP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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