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245 10 a| Australia's dictation testh| [electronic resource] :b| the test it was a crime to fail /c| By Michael Williams.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| 2021.;

300 a| xiii, 300 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Chinese overseas,x| 1876-3847 ;v| vol.18;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| As absurd as it is unique: introduction -- Avoid stigmatising them by name as being unfit for civilised life: the historical and ideological background up to 1901 -- To place its sufficiency beyong doubt: crafting the dictation test, 1901-1909 -- On account of the elasticity which it permits: evolution of the administration of the dictation test -- A man would need to live for three generations: Chinese exceptionalism -- Is the applicant of European (White) race or descent? defining the desirable -- The humanity of Australia itself will in time revolt: passing of the test and the fading of the project -- Heads-I-Win-Tails-You-Lose: has Australia passed the test?;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The last person to 'pass' White Australia's Dictation Test did so in 1907 by submitting a watercolour entitled 'Advance Australia Fair. For the next 50 years of its existence the thereafter more carefully trained officials ensured no one ever passed again. Here is detailed how the White Australia Policy came to have a fake test of dictation at the heart of its administration. Beginning as an inspired piece of hypocrisy designed to preserve the semblance of imperial equality, in the hands of the early Commonwealth of Australia this 'education test' quickly evolved into a test it was impossible to pass"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Australia's dictation test the test it was a crime to fail / By Michael Williams.

Author/creator	Williams, Michael
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021.
Description	xiii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Emigration and immigration--Australia. Citizenship--Australia. --Examinations, questions, etc. Chinese--Australia. White Australia policy. Emigration and immigration--Law and legislation. --Australia. --History. --20th century. Australia--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy.

Series	Chinese overseas, 1876-3847 ; vol.18
Contents	As absurd as it is unique: introduction -- Avoid stigmatising them by name as being unfit for civilised life: the historical and ideological background up to 1901 -- To place its sufficiency beyong doubt: crafting the dictation test, 1901-1909 -- On account of the elasticity which it permits: evolution of the administration of the dictation test -- A man would need to live for three generations: Chinese exceptionalism -- Is the applicant of European (White) race or descent? defining the desirable -- The humanity of Australia itself will in time revolt: passing of the test and the fading of the project -- Heads-I-Win-Tails-You-Lose: has Australia passed the test?
Abstract	"The last person to 'pass' White Australia's Dictation Test did so in 1907 by submitting a watercolour entitled 'Advance Australia Fair. For the next 50 years of its existence the thereafter more carefully trained officials ensured no one ever passed again. Here is detailed how the White Australia Policy came to have a fake test of dictation at the heart of its administration. Beginning as an inspired piece of hypocrisy designed to preserve the semblance of imperial equality, in the hands of the early Commonwealth of Australia this 'education test' quickly evolved into a test it was impossible to pass"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021031738
ISBN	9789004470101 (hardback)
ISBN	(e- book)

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