The Public Life of Australian Multiculturalism Building a Diverse N
This book argues that in a globalising world in which nation-states have to manage population flows and intensifying cultural diversity within their borders, multicultural policy and approaches have never been more important. The author takes an extended
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ANTHONY MORAN
The Public Life of Australian Multiculturalism
Anthony Moran
The Public Life of Australian Multiculturalism Building a Diverse Nation
Anthony Moran Department of Social Inquiry School of Humanities & Social Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-45125-1 ISBN 978-3-319-45126-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45126-8
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For Claudia and Liam, and in memory of my father.
Acknowledgments
This book had its origins in several conversations. Anthony Elliott made the initial suggestion about a book on multiculturalism, and then Dennis Altman encouraged me to write specifically about multiculturalism in Australia. So I thank both of them for setting me on the path to writing this book. David Pearson’s work on ethnicity and national identity in settler societies has stimulated my thinking in many ways, and I have also discussed the ideas of this book with him over several years, as we have shared drafts of our writing back and forth, and had occasional meetings in Australia. David also generously read and commented on Chap. 6, helping me to make it a better chapter, and I thank him especially for that advice. Thank you to my colleagues in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University for many stimulating discussions over coffee and in seminars and to my ethnically and religiously diverse undergraduate and postgraduate students, who have made me alert to the importance
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