Double Vision: Asian Accounts Of Australia

by Alison Broinowski (Editor)

Do Australians care about what their Asian neighbours think of them - and does it matter if they don't? This collection of essays reveals that admiration for Australia is not widespread, particularly among Japanese and Chinese commentators. And how our Asian neighbours perceive Australia is perceptions have a powerful effect on the way different societies respond to one another.
As part of the Asian Accounts of Australia project, this volume addresses a much-neglected issue and presents the views of pre-eminent scholars on how Australia is perceived among Chinese and Japanese and what this means for our future.

161 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2004

About the author

Alison Broinowski is a former Australian diplomat and academic.

Reviews

[Rory · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some fantastic essays here, though some of them can be poor ('Australian Lovers') and despite my love of Haruki Murakami the essay on his Australian travelog 'Sydney' was less an essay and more a summary. I'd recommend the book for the first essay alone, but there are some fantastic insights scattered throughout.