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Reynolds, Henry, 1938-,

North of Capricorn : the untold story of Australia's north / Henry Reynolds. - Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2003. - xvi, 220 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm. - New Items. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.

Aboriginal Australia -- The black workforce -- Mackay and the Melanesians -- 'Eating with the Chows' : the Chinese in far North Queensland -- Thursday Island : a multi-racial Gibraltar -- Darwin and the Chinese Territorians -- Broome : an 'ethnological museum' -- The confronting north -- Unity of race -- White Australia : its victims and critics.

Leading Australian historian Henry Reynolds brings to life the country's diverse and thriving far North in the last years of the 19th century - and the changes that were wrought there by a new national government obsessed with 'racial purity'. A major work; densely illustrated and thoroughly researched.

ISBN: 1865080306 (hardback) 9781865080307 (hardback)

LCCN: 2004353488

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000024647882 AU

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900 - 1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chinese in Australia--History.
Pacific Islanders--History.--Australia
Pacific Islanders--History.--Queensland
Chinese--History.--Queensland
Chinese--History.--Australia
Race relations - Attitudes.
Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping.
Race relations - Racial discrimination.
Race relations - Representation - History.
Indigenous peoples - Pacific - Kanakas.
Settlement and contacts - Chinese.
Settlement and contacts - Ethnic groups, immigration and multiculturalism.
Aboriginal Australians--Queensland.
Commerce.
Ethnology.
Multiculturalism.
Nationalism.
Race relations.
Racism.
Australians.
National characteristics, Australian.
National characteristics, Australian.
Multiculturalism--Australia.
Ethnology--Australia.
Nationalism--Australia.
Racism--Australia.
Racisme--Australie.
Ethnologie--Australie.
Multiculturalisme--Australie.
Nationalisme--Australie.
Australiens.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Australia, Northern--Commerce--Asia.
Northern Territory--History.
Capricornia (Qld.)--History--20th century.
Australia, Northern--History.
Thursday Island (Qld.)--History.
Queensland--History.
Mackay (Qld.)--History.
Capricornia (Qld.)--History--19th century.
Australia, Northern--History--20th century.
Australia--Race relations.
Australia--Race relations--History.
Australia, Northern--Race relations--History.
Waiben / Thursday Island (Qld TSI SC54-11)
Darwin (NT Top End SD52-04)
Wupipi / Broome (WA West Kimberley SE51-06)
Cairns (NE Qld SE55-02)
Mackay (E Qld SF55-08)
Australia, North--History--20th century.
Australia--Race relations--Economic aspects.
Asia--Commerce--Australia.
Asia--Commerce--Australia.
Australia--Commerce--Asia.
Australia--History--20th century.
Australia--Race relations.
Asia.
Australia.
Asia--Commerce--Australia.
Australia--Commerce--Asia.
Australia--History--20th century.
Asie--Commerce--Australie.
Australie--Histoire--20e siècle.
Australie--Relations raciales.
Australie--Commerce--Asie.

Subjects--Index Terms: North Australia Australian ethnic groups Multiculturalism Social conditions Economic conditions History, 1801-1900 History, 1901-1945 North Australia. Australian ethnic groups. Multiculturalism. Social conditions. Economic conditions. History, 1801-1900. History, 1901-1945. Australia - Race relations Racism - Australia Multiculturalism - Australia Australia - History - 20th century Australia - Commerce - Asia Nationalism - Australia National characteristics, Australian Ethnology - Australia Asia - Commerce - Australia

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: DU116 / .R49 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 994.04