Making a nation state : cultural identitity, economic nationalism and sexuality in Australian history / Kosmas Tsokhas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsokhas, Kosmas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Australia.

Nationalism.

Australia.

National characteristics, Australian.

Australia--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Australia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Australia--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

vii, 376 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Carlton : Melbourne University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Far from being a dutiful, sycophantic offspring of Great Britain, Australia had the assurance and self-confidence, almost from the earliest period of colonization, to negotiate for its own betterment. To become a nation, Australian society gave rise to a distinct and separate state within the British empire and then, increasingly, in the Asia-Pacific zone. Gradually Britain became an outsider in Australian political, economic, and cultural affairs, and the Australian people rejected or reinvented British institutions and traditions. The broad approach of this analysis covers Federation, republicanism, foreign debt, industrialization, the Depression, and Australia at war. This book presents a subtle account of national identities shaped by class, gender, ethnicity, religion, and political affiliation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index.

ISBN:

0522849849

OCLC:

48901322