| Main Title: |
The White Australia Policy / Keith Windschuttle. |
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| Author: |
Windschuttle, Keith, 1942-
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| Imprint: |
Paddington, N.S.W. : Macleay Press, 2004. |
| Collation: |
370 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
Introduction$tAustralia as a racist pariah$g-- 1.$tThe politicisation of history$g-- 2.$tRacism, nationalism and imperialism$g-- 3.$tSocial Darwinism and the Scottish enlightenment$g-- 4.$tRadical nationalists versus empire patriots$g-- 5.$tIntellectuals and social Darwinism$g-- 6.$tLabour and the end of servility$g-- 7.$tThe multicultural north$g-- 8.$tThe myth of South Sea blackbirding$g-- 9.$tThe rise of Japan and the yellow peril$g-- 10.$tThe politics of immigration restriction$g-- 11.$tMulticulturalism and the sociology of shame.
Race and shame in the Australian history wars. Many historians today argue that its immigration policy was once so shamefully racist that Australia was in danger of becoming an international pariah, like South Africa under apartheid. The truth, he argues,
The views expressed in this book are of the author's alone and are reflective of his version of the time in which he was writing. The racist ideals he espouses are not a reflection of the PMI's philosophy. This book should not be treated an an authoritative history of the white Australia policy. It is being kept as an example of the thought that was expressed during the 'history wars' |
| Subject: |
White Australia Policy
Documents
Immigrants and immigration
Racism
Race relations
Blackbirders and blackbirding
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| ISBN: |
1876492112 |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
Bibliography: p.[341]-359.
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