chapter 1 geography and ecological environment
1.1 overview: an old continent and a uniqueenvironment
1.2 reading passage: australian lungfish, neocreatodusforsteri, threatened by a new dam
chapter 2 the aborigines and australian history
2.1 overview
2.2 reading passage: war and national survival
chapter 3 politics and economics
3.1 overview
3.2 reading passage: getting a grip on bonecrushers
chapter 4 education and globalization of australia's highereducation
4.1 overview: a well-developed system with highquality
4.2 reading passage: globalization and australia's highereducation
chapter 5 mass media and film industry
5.1 overview: vigorous development and free expression
5.2 Rreading passage: creative nation: approachingaustralian cinema and cultural studies
chapter 6 multiculturalism
6.1 overview: a cohesive and diverse country
6.2 reading passage 1: is australia a multicultural nation?reading passage 2: cultural attitudes and aussie communicativestyle
chapter 7 literature
7.1 overview: from the bush myth to internationalrecognition
7.2 reading passage: the drover's wife
chapter 8 recreations and sports
8.1 overview: the recreational society and a sportinglife
8.2 reading passage: a brief historical overview of sportand recreation
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