Barry Mcgowan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3841105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry Mcgowan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcgowan |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOWAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Books
John Fitzgerald reviews the book 'Australia's Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century', edited by David Walker and Agnieszka Sobocinska, published by UWA Publishing, Perth, 2012
International education and the Chinese learner
edited by Janette Ryan and Gordon Slethaug, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2010, 216 pp., US$25.00/HK$150.00 (paperback), ISBN 9789888028450, 208 pp., US$50.00/HK$325.00 (hardback), ISBN 97
The Economics and Organisation of Chinese Mining in Colonial Australia
This article describes Chinese mining in colonial Australia using the examples of gold mining in southern New South Wales (NSW) and the Northern Territory as well as tin mining in northern NSW. Chinese miners were often more successful than their European counterparts. One reason for this success was the effective use that the Chinese made of large cooperative groups, a particularly efficient way to work a mining claim. Earlier studies of Chinese…
Reconsidering race
Over the past year or more there has been a refreshing sea breeze passing through the area of Chinese Australian history. Some of this change has its origins in a number of seminars and conferences held over the past five years, which are now finding their way into journals, books and other publications.1 This scholarship will contribute to a much more precise and informed discourse on the history of the Chinese people in Australia, particularly …
Class, Hegemony and Localism
Historians have always been aware of the importance of localism or local loyalties in political life. This paper discusses in detail a number of large and small gold and base metal mining communities in the southern mining region of New South Wales during the nineteenth century. Aspects considered include the role of institutions such as progress associations and other more ephemeral gatherings, the nature of community debate and conflict, and th…
Reconsidering race
Over the past year or more there has been a refreshing sea breeze passing through the area of Chinese Australian history. Some of this change has its origins in a number of seminars and conferences held over the past five years, which are now finding their way into journals, books and other publications.1 This scholarship will contribute to a much more precise and informed discourse on the history of the Chinese people in Australia, particularly …
Reconsidering race
Over the past year or more there has been a refreshing sea breeze passing through the area of Chinese Australian history. Some of this change has its origins in a number of seminars and conferences held over the past five years, which are now finding their way into journals, books and other publications.1 This scholarship will contribute to a much more precise and informed discourse on the history of the Chinese people in Australia, particularly …
Class, Hegemony and Localism
Historians have always been aware of the importance of localism or local loyalties in political life. This paper discusses in detail a number of large and small gold and base metal mining communities in the southern mining region of New South Wales during the nineteenth century. Aspects considered include the role of institutions such as progress associations and other more ephemeral gatherings, the nature of community debate and conflict, and th…
The Economics and Organisation of Chinese Mining in Colonial Australia
This article describes Chinese mining in colonial Australia using the examples of gold mining in southern New South Wales (NSW) and the Northern Territory as well as tin mining in northern NSW. Chinese miners were often more successful than their European counterparts. One reason for this success was the effective use that the Chinese made of large cooperative groups, a particularly efficient way to work a mining claim. Earlier studies of Chinese…
International education and the Chinese learner
edited by Janette Ryan and Gordon Slethaug, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2010, 216 pp., US$25.00/HK$150.00 (paperback), ISBN 9789888028450, 208 pp., US$50.00/HK$325.00 (hardback), ISBN 97
Books
John Fitzgerald reviews the book 'Australia's Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century', edited by David Walker and Agnieszka Sobocinska, published by UWA Publishing, Perth, 2012
Australian History and Society (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works)