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Author Johns, Amelia, author

Title Battle for the flag / Amelia Johns
Published Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2015
©2014

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 ADPML SPDU  305.800994 Joh/Bft  LIB USE ONLY
 MELB  305.800994 Joh/Bft  AVAILABLE
Description x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Series MUP Islamic studies series ; 18
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Global Flows in an Age of Uncertainty -- 2.Sovereign Borders -- 3.Flagging Youth Subculture -- 4.Battle for the Beach -- 5.White Riot and Lebanese Lions -- 6.Bloods, Crips and White Gangsta Nationalists -- 7.Cyber-Gangsta Nationalisms
Summary Ten years after the Cronulla riots, the events of that day continue to inflame discussions about race relations in Australia. The violence, racism and branding of young bodies with signs and symbols of Australian nationalism, along with the reprisal attacks by Lebanese-Australian youth, was a blow to Australia's self-perception as a easygoing multicultural society. It marked a shift in public debaee away from the ideas of multiculturalism and cultural diversity, towards patriotism, localism, security and fear of the (predominantly) Muslim 'Other'. Battle for the Flag contextualises this historical shift. It draws on original interviews with residents of Cronulla and Lebanese-Australian residents of Western Sydney to highlight the influence local youth culture and intercultural encounters had on the contest for space and a sense of national belonging. --Back cover
Analysis Australian
Australian
Notes Also issued in electronic format
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Race awareness -- Australia
Race discrimination -- Australia
Social conflict -- Australia
Multiculturalism -- Australia
SUBJECT Australia -- Race relations
Australia -- Race relations -- 21st century
Genre/Form Deakin authored content
LC no. 2018404016
ISBN 9780522867350
9780522869170
0522869173
0522867359