| Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0868408700 ISBN-13: 9780868408705 Publisher: UNSW Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2007 Annotation: Shifts understanding of the White Australia Policy--and indeed White Australia--by exploring what Chinese Australians were saying and doing at a time when they were officially excluded. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 325.251 |
| LCCN: 2007408427 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.16" W x 9.19" (0.92 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Much has been written about the White Australia Policy, but very little has been written about it from a Chinese perspective. Big White Lie shifts our understanding of the White Australia Policy - and indeed White Australia -by exploring what Chinese Australians were saying and doing at a time when they were officially excluded. Big White Lie pays close attention to Chinese migration patterns, debates, social organisations, and their business and religious lives and shows that they had every right to be counted as Australians, even in White Australia. The book's focus on Chinese Australians provides a refreshing new perspective on the important role the Chinese have played in Australia's past at a time when China's likely role in Australia's future is more compelling than ever. |