UNSW Handbook Course - Australia's Asian Context: Resistance and Engagement

Australia's Asian Context: Resistance and Engagement - HIST2085


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Offered: To be advised
	Fee Band: 1

Description

Asia is deeply implicated in the history of Australia. Examines the conflicting perceptions and emotions that Australians have held towards their region and the various historical themes and events which have shaped them. Topics include; Aboriginal/Asian relations before 1788; 'Asia' and Australian colonisation; gold rushes and Asian labour; anti-Asianism and the origins of White Australia; regional diplomacy and the Pacific War; immigration reform; and the Blainey, Howard and Hanson debates.

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