{"product_id":"9780868408705","title":"Big White Lie","description":"Author: John Fitzgerald\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780868408705\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2007\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Prime Minister\u0026amp;#x27;s Prize for Australian History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch has been written about the White Australia Policy, but very little has been written about it from a Chinese perspective. \u003ci\u003eBig White Lie\u003c\/i\u003e shifts our understanding of the White Australia Policy  and indeed White Australia by exploring what Chinese Australians were saying and doing at a time when they were officially excluded. \u003ci\u003eBig White Lie\u003c\/i\u003e pays close attention to Chinese migration patterns, debates, social organisations, and their business and religious lives and shows that they had every right to be counted as Australians, even in White Australia. The book\u0026amp;#x27;s focus on Chinese Australians provides a refreshing new perspective on the important role the Chinese have played in Australia\u0026amp;#x27;s past at a time when China\u0026amp;#x27;s likely role in Australia\u0026amp;#x27;s future is more compelling than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919198306462,"sku":"ING-9780868408705","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780868408705.jpg?v=1782808760","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780868408705","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}