The Origins of Multiculturalism in Australian Politics 1945-1975 by Mark Lopez

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

This book is the first systematic study of the historical origins of multiculturalism in Australian politics. It answers such fundamental questions as what multiculturalism is, how it originated, and how it became a basis for the Australian government's ethnic affairs policy.

Researched from primary evidence, much of it made available to the author exclusively, it is an essential and solid foundation for future research and policy work in this field.

Multiculturalism continues to stir emotions and excite passionate public debate. This work presents new, accurate, ideologically neutral, historically based definitions of multiculturalism. It also provides accurate and analytically useful definitions and explanations of assimilationism and integrationism, thus establishing a valuable framework for analysis and debate. (back cover)