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Chapter 1. Introduction
Contents
1.1. The Initial Dilemma . . . . . . 1
1.2. The Title . . . . . . . 2
1.3. Why an Asian Connection? . . . . . 5
1.4. The Problem of Describing the Western/Eastern Liaison . 6
1.5. The Problem of Intertextuality . . . . . 7
1.6. The Approach, and its Goal . . . . . 9
1.7. A Chapter Preview . . . . . . 10
1.8. A Textual Note . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 2. The Historical Environment
2.1. Introduction . . . . . . . 19
2.2. From the Edge of the Known World, to Hell on Earth, to Paradise 19
2.3. The Difficult Birth of an ‘Australian Spirit’ . . . 28
2.4. The Beginnings of Trade Relations with Asia . . . 29
2.5. New Commonwealth Seeks Identity: Asians Need Not Apply . 30
2.6. The White Australia Policy . . . . . 31
2.7. The Coming Man . . . . . . 33
2.8. New Attitudes on the ‘Near North’ . . . . 34
2.9. The Australian Way of Life . . . . . 37
2.10. The Cold War, Vietnam, and Deconstruction of the Old Order . 39
2.11. The Backlash . . . . . . . 43
2.12. Conclusion . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 3. The Literary Tradition
3.1. Introduction . . . . . . . 47
3.2. The Outward Search for That which Lies Within . . 48
3.3. The Sense of Loss and ‘Otherness’ . . . . 49
3.4. The Orientalist Stereotype . . . . . 51
3.5. The ‘Asian Invasion’ Genre . . . . . 55
3.6. The Literary Impact on Perceptions of the East . . . 57
3.7. A Love/Hate Affair . . . . . . 60
3.8. The Australian Vision into the Future . . . . 61
3.9. Conclusion . . . . . . . 63
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