The Locals by Rob Garbutt - 9783034301541

The LocalsIdentity, Place and Belonging in Australia and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Rob Garbutt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Switzerland\nImprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften\nISBN-13: 9783034301541, 978-3034301541\nSynopsis\nThis book presents the first comprehensive survey of being a local, in particular in Australia. As in much of the colonised, English-speaking world, in Australia the paradox is that the locals are not indigenous peoples but migrants with a specific ethnic heritage who became localised in time to label other migrants as the newcomers and outsiders. Claims of belonging as local provide a crucial insight into power relations that extend beyond the local level to questions of national identity and the ethics of belonging in a postcolonial, multicultural nation. How have Anglo-Celtic Australians installed themselves as locals? Where do Indigenous Australians stand in this local politics .