Uncanny Australia

by Jane Jacobs and Jane M Jacobs

This challenging book examines how the sacred haunts the modern in Australian society through the effect of the uncanny.

Aboriginal claims for sacredness in modern Australia may seem like minor events, but they have radically disturbed the nation's image of itself. Minorities appear to have too much influence; majorities suddenly feel embattled. What once seemed familiar can now seem disconcertingly unfamiliar, a condition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522848168
• ISBN13: 9780522848168
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"