Asianisation of Australia?
Some Facts about the Myths
$113.68
- Paperback
136 pages
- Release Date
9 May 1995
Summary
This book contributes the dispassionate, independent and objective comment that has been missing from media debate on the effects of our immigration policies.
“We must combat blind ignorance with fact, and unreason with reason, and that is what this book is about.” - Don Dunstan
Pauline Hanson was not the first person to sensationalise the effects of Australia’s open immigration policy on the racial make-up of this country. Nor was she the first politician to see advantage in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522848540 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522848540 |
| Author: | Kee Pookong, Laksiri Jayasuriya, AM |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 9 May 1995 |
| Weight: | 155g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 12mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“The book is informative without being judgemental.” – The Jakarta Post
“It is doubtful that Pauline Hanson will read this book as it would force her to confront the false claims on which One Nation is based. While facts will not always triumph over irrational fears, a book such as this provides powerful ammunition against those who argue from anecdote and emotion rather than a position of knowledge.” –The Age“The book is informative without being judgemental.” –The Jakarta Post
About The Author
Kee Pookong
Emeritus Professor Laksiri Jayasuriya, AM, was one of the first Asian scholars to gain an academic position in an Australian university when he joined the University of Sydney in 1954 and has held various public appointments in Australia and Sri Lanka.
Professor Kee Pookong is Director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies at the Victoria University of Technology.
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