Rabbit Syndrome: Australia and America; Quarterly Essay 4 - Softcover
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- PublisherQuarterly Essay
- Publication date2021
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- ISBN 13 9781863951159
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the fourthQuarterly EssayDon Watson takes an analytical look at the ways in which the Australian imagination has always been dominated by America. Why are they so much better than we are? Even when it comes to producing books like the Updike 'Rabbit' sequence that tell us what we are like? Why are they also a land of executioners who have nevertheless created the least bad empire the world has seen? Can we really expect to be deputies to America? And what about our own sacred story (the progressive one) that we have sold for the sake of the Americanisation of our own society? If we can't have a friendly independent relationship with America, why don't we go the whole hog and join them? In a dark, brooding, moody essay, Don Watson plays on the paradoxes of Australia's feeling about America and offers a scathing view of an Australian culture that is asking to be engulfed by its great and powerful friend because the mental process is already so advanced. This is a brilliant meditation round a set of paradoxes that are central to our long-term anxieties and hopes.'. this is aQuarterly Essaythat plays on our most fundamental fears, including themost terrifying of all, that we shall cease to exist because we have never been.'Peter Craven, Introduction'The Australian story does not work anymore, or not well enough . to hang themodern story on . The most useful thing is to recognise that . we took the biggeststep we have ever taken towards the American social model. And this has profoundimplications for how we think of Australia and how we make it cohere.'Don Watson,Rabbit Syndrome Presents a timely and thought-provoking essay on our relationship with America. In light of the recent tragedy in New York, this trend is receiving a certain focus and the cosy nature of our relationship is beginning to be scrutinised and questioned. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781863951159
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the fourthQuarterly EssayDon Watson takes an analytical look at the ways in which the Australian imagination has always been dominated by America. Why are they so much better than we are? Even when it comes to producing books like the Updike 'Rabbit' sequence that tell us what we are like? Why are they also a land of executioners who have nevertheless created the least bad empire the world has seen? Can we really expect to be deputies to America? And what about our own sacred story (the progressive one) that we have sold for the sake of the Americanisation of our own society? If we can't have a friendly independent relationship with America, why don't we go the whole hog and join them? In a dark, brooding, moody essay, Don Watson plays on the paradoxes of Australia's feeling about America and offers a scathing view of an Australian culture that is asking to be engulfed by its great and powerful friend because the mental process is already so advanced. This is a brilliant meditation round a set of paradoxes that are central to our long-term anxieties and hopes.'. this is aQuarterly Essaythat plays on our most fundamental fears, including themost terrifying of all, that we shall cease to exist because we have never been.'Peter Craven, Introduction'The Australian story does not work anymore, or not well enough . to hang themodern story on . The most useful thing is to recognise that . we took the biggeststep we have ever taken towards the American social model. And this has profoundimplications for how we think of Australia and how we make it cohere.'Don Watson,Rabbit Syndrome Presents a timely and thought-provoking essay on our relationship with America. In light of the recent tragedy in New York, this trend is receiving a certain focus and the cosy nature of our relationship is beginning to be scrutinised and questioned. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781863951159
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