The Cunning of Recognition is an exploration of liberal multiculturalism from the perspective
of Australian indigenous social life. Elizabeth A. Povinelli argues that the multicultural legacy …

There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of
immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australia's leading specialist on migration …

Domicile and Diaspora investigates geographies of home and identity for Anglo-Indian
women in the 50 years before and after Indian independence in 1947. The first book to study …

Why do some countries welcome new arrivals from abroad while other nations are less
hospitable? Why do immigration policies change over time? Fences and Neighbors …

Race and Racism in Australia provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of
Australian racism. This third edition examines complex questions of cultural diversity, social …

This paper explores the Australian resettlement of the largest recent refugee group,
Bosnians. It is argued that Bosnians (and other ex-Yugoslavs) were Australia's preferred …

Our study is an attempt to rebuild contemporary sociology around the classical theme of
social action, but action understood from the perspective of embodiment. Our aim is to …

In the 1950s and 1960s, Australians were challenged by new visions of their nation.
Assimilation was heralded as the mechanism to sweep away divisions and exclusions of the …

Since the late 1960s Tongans have been leaving their islands in large numbers and settling
in many different nations. Tongans Overseas is a timely look at their settlement experiences …

This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant
and minority groups and, in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity …