The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity

Name: The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity
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SKU: 9781925603989
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By Tim Watts

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The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity by Tim Watts delves into the evolving identity of Australia, focusing on the complex dynamics of multiculturalism, race, and national identity. The book explores historical and contemporary issues shaping Australia's national discourse, examining how these factors influence the country's future in a rapidly globalising world. It's an insightful look at the challenges and opportunities that Australia faces as it redefines its place on the international stage.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in exploring Australia's evolving national identity, particularly in the context of its political and cultural dynamics. It delves into how migration and global influences are shaping the country's future, offering insightful perspectives for those keen on understanding the nation's societal transformations.

The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity

A topical and provocative exploration of Australian identity by Federal MP and author Tim Watts.

A topical and provocative exploration of Australian identity by Federal MP and author Tim Watts.

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A topical and provocative exploration of Australian identity by Federal MP and author Tim Watts.

John Howard was the unlikely reformer of Australian society. He loosened migration laws, massively boosting the population and making it less white. Simultaneously, his divisive rhetoric about national identity—a legacy of White Australia—hamstrung discussion of these huge changes.

As the MP for a diverse electorate, the partner of a Hong-Kong-Chinese-Australian, and father of Eurasian-Australians, and the descendant of a proponent of laws stopping Chinese people from coming here, Tim Watts asks: Why don't we remember Billy Sing, the Chinese-Australian sharpshooter at Gallipoli, or that Ararat was founded by Chinese miners? Why is Australia's imagined community so far behind our lived community?

The Golden Country challenges us to reckon with the dark heart of Federation, the racial core of the Australian Legend, and to confront outdated notions of Australianness. It crunches the numbers on the economic and social effects of migration, and looks to a more inclusive future.

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The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity, by Tim Watts, has been praised for its compelling argument on redefining Australia's national identity to reflect its cultural diversity. The book is described as passionate and well-argued, offering a call to action for Australia to embrace its multicultural reality. Critics have highlighted Watts's ability to combine story-telling with policy discussion, framing historical and current challenges in a hopeful vision for the future. It is seen as an essential read for understanding Australia's evolving demographic landscape and as a significant contribution to national discourse on race and immigration.

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ISBN: 9781925603989

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 240

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Australian & Pacific History Education & Reference History & Military Non-Fiction Penguin Books Politics & Current Affairs Tim Watts

About the Author

Tim Watts is the federal Labor member for the seat of Gellibrand, in Melbourne's west. Prior to entering parliament he was a senior manager at Telstra. Watts has been a lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques and studied at the London School of Economics. He grew up in Queensland.

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