313:) jointly written by Walker and Li Yao with the assistance of Karen Walker will be published in June 2022. The book tells the story of Li Yao, the foremost translator of Australian writing into Chinese. In the late nineteenth century, the Li family left famine-stricken Shanxi province in northern China to begin a new life on the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Li Yao grew up in Mao’s China and dreamed of becoming a writer. His dreams were torn apart by the Cultural Revolution. Li Yao’s story is interwoven with that of his friend David Walker. Both men were born at the same time (they are both Roosters by the Chinese zodiac) but grew up in very different worlds. This book illuminates not only personal histories but also China’s relations with Australia and the wider world.
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has said of this book: "This richly detailed memoir takes us on a remarkable journey through a tumultuous period of
Chinese history. It is also an unforgettable celebration of a friendship between renowned scholar and gifted translator Li Yao, and David Walker, a distinguished Australian historian
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In late 2004, David Walker, suffered a sudden and severe loss of sight that rendered him legally blind and limited his ability to continue archival research. He subsequently changed his research methods and drew on his family history as a tool to investigate the development of
Australia’s national
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Walker has received more than 30 major research grants and published more than 120 books, book chapters, peer reviewed journal articles and peer reviewed lectures. Much of his work has concentrated on the history of
Australia's engagement with Asia and, in particular, the ways in which Australians
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in 1999. This landmark work explores the anxiety that
Australians felt towards the people of Asia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. While Australian images of Asia were overwhelmingly negative during this period, Walker makes the point that some Australians including Prime
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Australian government's commitment to encouraging Australia students to look to Asia as their future. It was consistent with the government response to the "Australia in the Asian Century White Paper", which aimed to have more Australian university
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and into the 1970s. This period saw
Australia as a ‘white’ nation, with deep anxieties about Asia, seeking to convince both itself and its neighbours that it belonged within the Asian region. As Britain’s withdrew to Europe, Australia found an urgent need to come to an accommodation with Asia
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The Story of
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is the sequel to "Anxious Nation" published by UWAP in 2019. Drawing on a wide variety of resources including archival records, literature and personal stories, this volume covers the evolution of
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government reports and newspaper accounts to diaries, novels and art. It places emphasis on First
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which bridges cultures, history, and life experience. An inspiring and insightful story for our times, and all times".
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students studying overseas and a greater proportion undertaking part of their degree in an Asian country by 2025.
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character and culture. This led to the publication of
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Australia's Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century
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Australia’s Asia: from Yellow Peril to Asian Century
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Happy Together: Bridging the Australia China Divide
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Stranded Nation: White Australia in an Asian Region
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Happy Together: Bridging the Australia China Divide
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