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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462437703321

Autore

Panich Catherine

Titolo

Sanctuary? : remembering postwar immigration / / atherine Panich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-60566-X

9786613918116

1-136-31006-1

0-203-11847-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

304.8/94/04

Soggetti

Political refugees - Australia

World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees

Immigrants - Australia

Electronic books.

Australia Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1988 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: In transit; 1 Displaced persons; 2 Australia?; 3 Southward bound; 4 First impressions; Part 2: Just an ordinary town; 5 A very basic army hut; 6 Community on the fringe; 7 Child's play; 8 Food and friction; 9 The status quo; 10 A unique experience; Part 3: New Australians; 11 A mobile workforce; 12 The last convicts?; 13 The language prison; 14 Australia is different; 15 The migrant experience; 16 Here to stay; Endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the ten years immediately following the Second World War, some 170 000 immigrants from Europe and Britain arrived in Australia. First published in 1988, this unique book recreates the experiences of those who fled a ravaged Europe to seek a new life in far-distant Australia. Their stories are told in the words of the people themselves, supplemented with photographs, documents, press reports and memorabilia. These stories of over 100 Australians, New and Old,



stories sometimes humorous and often very moving, provide a fascinating insight into a significant moment in Australian hist