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Visiting the Neighbours: Australians in Asia

Visiting the Neighbours: Australians in Asia

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaAnthropologyGeneral Asian History

ISBN10: 1742233899
ISBN13: 9781742233895
Publisher: Newsouth Pub.
Published: Sep 1 2014
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

A million Australians went to Bali last year, following the millions of others who have made their way across Asia over the past century. Many travellers returned thinking they knew Asia and their personal experiences helped shape popular attitudes. This absorbing book unpacks their experiences, showing how their encounters changed the way Australians thought about themselves in the world. Visiting the Neighbours tells the story of Australian relations with Asia from the bottom up, examining the experiences of some of the millions of travellers and tourists who headed to the region over more than a hundred years. Merchants, missionaries, pilgrims, soldiers, hippies, diplomats, backpackers all had an impact on diplomacy and international relations. Agnieszka Sobocinska's book is a bold and important step in understanding the intersection between popular opinion, prejudice and international relations as Australia stands at the precipice of the Asian Century.

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