Survivalist anxieties: Australian responses to Asia, 1890s to the present
Walker, David 2002, Survivalist anxieties: Australian responses to Asia, 1890s to the present, Australian historical studies, vol. 33, no. 120, pp. 319-330.
Attached Files
(Some files may be inaccessible until you login with your Deakin Research Online credentials)
Name
Description
MIMEType
Size
Downloads
Title
Survivalist anxieties: Australian responses to Asia, 1890s to the present
From the 1880s there has been speculation about Australia's Asian futures. The contexts in which Asia has been invoked and the constructions of both a 'generic Asia' and specific countries in the region have played a critical role in defining the limits and possibilities of Australian nationhood. While there has been a persistent anxiety about Australia's vulnerability to Asia (our empty north, our unguarded coastline) there have long been advocates of closer engagement with the region.
Notes
Online Publication Date: 01 October 2002
Language
eng
Field of Research
210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified