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Being All Equal - Identity, Difference and Australian Cultural Practice (Paperback)
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Being All Equal - Identity, Difference and Australian Cultural Practice (Paperback)
Series: Global Issues
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- Is there such a thing as an Australian national identity? Or is
Australia just a melting pot of different peoples and cultures
without a common culture? - What is distinctive and what is
universal about everyday life in Australia? In a post-colonial age
of globalizing economies, the political quest for national
'identity' is increasingly urgent. This topical book traces the
ways in which the Australian state and its people struggle to
represent the social and cultural practices of everyday life in an
attempt to draw meaning from diverse understandings of pasts,
presents and futures. Class, gender and ethnicity are shown to
underpin this popular debate, fuelled by shifting interpretations
of egalitarianism and individualism. The author -- a prominent
Australian sociologist -- investigates how a nation's identity is
created through its folk heroes and folk festivals, civic and
domestic architecture, education, politics and art. Ned Kelly,
Parliament House, the Melbourne Cup and the Adelaide Grand Prix are
all interrogated for the light they shed on Australian ideologies
and institutions.This book will be fascinating reading for those
who seek a deeper understanding of how a national identity can be
moulded and redefined.
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