The Australian People
An Encyclopedia of the Nation, its People and their Origins

Table of Contents

List of figures, maps and tables
List of contributors
Introduction
Part I. The Peopling of Australia:
1. The indigenous people
2. The convict period
3. Imperial settlement
4. Immigration since the Second World War
Part II. Indigenous Australians:
5. Society and culture
6. Politics and the law
7. The indigenous and Australian society
Part III. The Settlers:
8. Ethnic entries, from A to Z
Part IV. Building a Nation:
9. Assimilation and integration
10. The term 'Australian'
11. Australian nationhood
12. Citizenship in Australia
13. Concept of 'the Australian'
14. Cultural diversity
15. Economics of immigration
16. Human rights in Australia
17. Public policy towards immigrants
18. Language policy in Australia
19. The legal status of immigrants and refugees
20. The making of the Anglo-Australian
21. The mass media, immigration and indigenous issues
22. Multicultural arts
23. Multiculturalism in Australia
24. Multicultural literature
25. The origins of multiculturalism
26. National identity
27. Productive diversity
28. Public opinion on immigration
29. Racial discrimination
30. Refugees
31. Political representation
32. Reconciliation
33. Republicanism
34. Settlement policies since 1946
35. Social provision
Appendix 1. Overseas birthplaces of Australians (1996 census data)
Appendix 2. Languages spoken by Australians at home (1996 census data)
Appendix 3. Religious affiliations of Australian (1996 census data)
Chronology
Bibliography
Index.

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