Is Australia an Asian Country?
Can Australia Survive in an East Asian Future?
Published on 1. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-86448-401-4 (ISBN)
Description
Shortlisted, National Non-Fiction Award, Festival Awards for Literature 1998 The Australian community, so valued by Australians and others for its openness and tolerance, its relaxed way of doing things, is in danger of losing its chance to gain a place in the new and dynamic Asian community that is arising in our region. Our lack of understanding of our near neighbours, our 'she'll be right' attitude towards our eurocentred procedures and assumptions, prevent us from making the changes needed to enable us to play a part in this new world. Stephen FitzGerald's commitment to Australia is obvious. He passionately defends our pleasant laid-back society, the habits and values that make people want to come and live here. And he commends the changes towards 'Asianisation' that have taken place,
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86448-401-4 (9781864484014)
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Person
In 1973, after a controversial career in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Stephen FitzGerald became Australia's first Ambassador to China since Wwii. For the past two decades he has been Australia's foremost adviser on China in his capacity as consultant to Government (State and Federal) and business.
He was a founder of the Australia China Council and of the Australia Overseas Council. He is currently the Director of the Asia-Australia Institute and has his own consultancy service.
In this book Stephen FitzGerald speaks with the authority of the expert and visionary.
No one could be better equipped to suggest a way into the future that lies before us.
He was a founder of the Australia China Council and of the Australia Overseas Council. He is currently the Director of the Asia-Australia Institute and has his own consultancy service.
In this book Stephen FitzGerald speaks with the authority of the expert and visionary.
No one could be better equipped to suggest a way into the future that lies before us.
Content
Preface and AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 Do we belong in Asia?2 China as touchstone3 The Asianisation of Asia4 A honey-coloured society?5 Asia, education and the Australian mind6 The Asia-literate society7 A failure of leadership?8 Values, ethics, business9 A Chinese world?10 Can Australian society survive?EndnotesIndex