The Asianisation of Australia?: Some Facts about the Myths - Softcover

Pookong, Kee; Jayasuriya, Laksiri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522848540 ISBN 13: 9780522848540

Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 1995

Synopsis

The authors contribute a dispassionate, independent, and objective comment that has been missing from media debate of the effects of Australia’s immigration policies. They provide a wealth of data on the make-up of the immigrant intake and the ability of immigrants to establish their place in their new country.

About this title

About the Author

Laksiri Jayasuriya, AM, was one of the first Asian scholars to gain an academic position in an Australian university when he joined the University of Sydney in 1954 and has held various public appointments in Australia and Sri Lanka. Kee Pookong is director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific studies at the Victoria University of Technology.

Review

“The book is informative without being judgemental.” —The Jakarta Post


“It is doubtful that Pauline Hanson will read this book as it would force her to confront the false claims on which One Nation is based. While facts will not always triumph over irrational fears, a book such as this provides powerful ammunition against those who argue from anecdote and emotion rather than a position of knowledge.” —The Age

Edition details

• Publisher: Melbourne University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0522848540
• ISBN 13: 9780522848540
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 136