澳大利亚社会与文化

前言

Introduction：Thinking and Writing about Australia

PartⅠ Living on the Land

Chapter 1 The Natural Environment of Australia

by JohnFien

Chapter 2 Conflicts and Controversy in the Australian Environment

by JohnFien

Chapter 3 Ways of Living

by James Walter

PartⅡ Australians

Chapter 4 Histories of Australia

byChillaBulbeck

Chapter 5 Immigration and Multiculturalism：British Past and Asian Future7

by Chilla Bulbeck

Chapter 6 Aboriginal Policy and Identity

by Anna Haebich and Chilla Bulbeck

Chapter 7 Australian Men and Women：Gender Relations in Australian Institutions

by Chilla Bulbeck

PartⅢ Australian Culture

Chapter 8 Literature and the Arts

by Gillian Whitlock

Chapter 9 Australian Popular Culture

by David Carter

Chapter 10 Religion

byAlison Cotes

Chapter 11 Australian Cultural and Educational Institutions…

by Mark Finnane

Chapter 12 The Language Situation in Australia

by Du Xuezeng

PartⅣ Politics and the Economy in Australia

Chapter 13 Politics in Australia

by JennyFleming，JoanneKellyandGeorgeLafferty

Chapter 14 The Australian Economy：Its History，Structure and Future

by Malcolm Alexander

Chapter 15 Citizenship and the Welfare State

by Chilla Bulbeck and Hyung Shik Kim

PartⅤ Australia in Asia

Chapter 16 Australia and the Asia—Pacific Region

by Jacques Bierling

Appendixes

Appendix A：Selected Readings of Australian Literary Works

Appendix B：Australian Television Programmes

Appendix C：Brief Summaries of Some Australian Films 1975-2002

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　　《澳大利亚社会与文化》分五部分介绍澳大利亚的社会与文化，内容涵盖澳大利亚自然环境、历史变迁、移民与移民政策、原住民的历史与现状、文学艺术和语言、政治与经济体制、外交政策等各个方面，具有如下特点：
　　由长期从事澳大利亚研究的中外学者撰写，语言地道，通俗易懂，同时又不失学术研究的深度与价值。
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