Australia as the Antipodal Utopia

Australia as the Antipodal UtopiaAustralia has a fascinating history of visions. As the antipode to Europe, Australia provided a radically different and uniquely fertile ground for envisioning places, spaces and societies. The Antipodal Utopia evaluates this complex intellectual history by mapping out how Western visions of Australia evolved from antiquity to the modern period.

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such as the privatisation of Irish hydrocarbons in exchange for one of the lowest rates of government take in the world

is far more a ritualized performance of national identity

it seeks a vantage point for the analysis of brutality in post-Soviet culture

communism and regional integration

Contributors explore the role of race and sexuality

Documents how outsourcing has penetrated every part of the public sector

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contributors propose new approaches to curating and new ways of fostering critical inquiry

to explain the nature and growing popularity of international medical travel

publication and reception

Exploring New Labour’s successes in public services and social liberalism while acknowledging its shortcomings